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Title: Name that plane...
Post by: Angus on April 15, 2002, 09:54:56 AM: OK, what is it exactly:D
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Post by: Wilbus on April 15, 2002, 10:14:56 AM: Ugly
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Post by: Jester on April 15, 2002, 11:16:32 AM: Another Frikin Spitfire :rolleyes:
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Post by: Angus on April 15, 2002, 11:23:29 AM: Spitfire yes, but Mk and year?
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Post by: Samm on April 15, 2002, 11:57:37 AM: Don't hate them because they're beautiful .
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Post by: Wilbus on April 15, 2002, 12:00:45 PM: Hehehe, I am a Luftwaffe freak, I HAVE to say they are ugly.
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Post by: GRUNHERZ on April 15, 2002, 12:01:05 PM: Its not a real spitfire, looks like some sort of reproduction.
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Post by: Pei on April 15, 2002, 02:23:59 PM: Seafire of some kind.
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Post by: superpug1 on April 15, 2002, 06:24:20 PM: I dont care what it is. To me it's FAIR game.:p
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Post by: SELECTOR on April 15, 2002, 06:53:43 PM: mk1 ....year about 1975.:D
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Post by: Angus on April 16, 2002, 04:04:02 AM: A final hint:D
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Post by: fffreeze220 on April 16, 2002, 04:28:54 AM: These are spitfire replicas in 80% scale with ford 3.8 litre engine.
The factory is in Brisbane, australia

THe Model on the picture is the latest MK26 Model.

Link to factory (http://www.supermarineaircraft.com/PictureGallery/picturegallery.htm)

:D :D :D :p
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Post by: Angus on April 16, 2002, 04:46:55 AM: Correct:)
Actually, I thought these had the Jabiru 6 litre engine.
Can you tell me some more about the ford engine?
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Post by: Staga on April 16, 2002, 05:21:18 AM: I remember some guy (Brit?) made also a Spit-replica about 10 years ago but he did use Jaguar's V-12.

hmm not sure if it was this one: http://www.aaib.dtlr.gov.uk/bulletin/mar98/gbrdv.htm
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Post by: Dr Zhivago on April 16, 2002, 05:41:20 AM: Ford 3.8 litre engine :p:p:p that spit must be toy...
FW 190 A8/N got 42 litre, 1900 hp direct fuel injected engine :D
http://www.flugwerk.de/history.htm
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Post by: fffreeze220 on April 16, 2002, 06:34:33 AM: I had the first info from their page. After i typed this thread i read bout the 6 ltr engine. But i guess thats a brand new. I am pretty sure thze early models flew with the 3.8 ltr.

Yea it is a toy. But where u get a FW ?
Will be pretty hard. Is their any model still flyable ? I guess not but they have replicas too. And they havent more power.
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Post by: Staga on April 16, 2002, 07:05:23 AM: Heh they sure have more power. Engine is AFAIR ASh-82 or something like that; closely related to those used in La-5/La-7
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Post by: Staga on April 16, 2002, 07:07:55 AM: http://www.flugwerk.de/
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Post by: Wilbus on April 16, 2002, 07:23:26 AM: Hehehe, the pic that Zhivago posted is from a newly built 190 A8, uses a 1900hp russian 42 liter engine, now that's what i call "more power" ;)

Spit is just a small toy. that 190 A8 is for real men.

Also, there are some Fw 190's being restored to flying condition aswell as one Ta152.
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Post by: Angus on April 16, 2002, 04:24:48 PM: Bahh to Luftwobble thread hijackers:p
I knew of those 190's, but at $ 525.000 they are out of range for most hobby/online pilots.
For one of those you could buy 10 of the sweet little spittys, or a 50% share in an ORIGINAL spit, say Mk 21......
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Post by: Staga on April 16, 2002, 04:32:24 PM: I saw a site earlier; some guy in States did built a FW-190 in 2/3 scale or something like that.

edit: scale was 1/2; http://www.warfw190.homestead.com/
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Post by: Duedel on April 16, 2002, 05:24:58 PM: Wow, that must be the ugliest spit i ever saw!
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Post by: funkedup on April 16, 2002, 05:39:48 PM: Actually there is a new-build Mk IX Spitfire being put together by Harry Stenger in Florida. So far it's got just as much flying time as the 190-Ash82 hybrid, zero hours.

But really, there are plenty of flyable Spitfires which one could purchase given enough $$$. And you don't have to use a commie engine. :)
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Post by: Wilbus on April 17, 2002, 05:39:51 AM: With enough $$$ I can get a 190 with the original engine aswell, need to restore it a bit though.
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Post by: Angus on April 17, 2002, 06:32:11 AM: There are more easy-kits available including the Spit.
The only german plane there yet is the Fokker D-VII
Look at http://www.loehle.com