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Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Mickey1992 on July 18, 2002, 07:58:39 AM

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/020624/161/1qsm1.html&e=7&ncid=996

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Ripsnort on July 18, 2002, 08:15:29 AM

Very cool!  Whats wrong with people, being offended by the sight of "Hitlers Airforce" in the region...(sigh)

(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20020624/mdf56090.jpg)

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Curval on July 18, 2002, 08:46:39 AM

Way cool indeed.

Rip..were you being facetious or serious regarding why the Ukrainians would be upset by it?  Can't tell.

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Ripsnort on July 18, 2002, 09:05:33 AM

I was seriously, but I just noticed the Swastika on the tail...he should probably remove that, then all will be well.

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Fishu on July 18, 2002, 09:23:26 AM

The "people" are prolly westerners who are shocked to see swastika on a flying plane ;)

russians are probably at most disturbed by the sight of german plane rather than lousy swastika..

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: StSanta on July 18, 2002, 09:37:32 AM

Dude, I would like to have a chat with this man and work out just how the hell he did it.

A similar project in Europe or the US would be extremely expensive. Even small build-yourself airplane kits are prohibitibely expensive here (less so in the US). But the dude made a reasonable reconstruction of a JU-87!

That, I think, is impressive. If he can, so can others.

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Gunthr on July 18, 2002, 10:34:50 AM

Thats for sure. That thing looks perfectly scale. Where'd he get the canopies/plexiglass? The jigs to build the wings? The guy must be incredibly skilled...

edit: nevermind, just saw that it was mostly built from a kit. Still impressive, though.

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Kieran on July 18, 2002, 11:14:45 AM

Fellas, it said model kit, not kit plane. That guy basically looked at the model plane three-view and built it from that (if I understand correctly). Very impressive!

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Mickey1992 on July 18, 2002, 11:48:46 AM

"...equipped it with a four cylinder engine..."

It would be funny if he put a 4 cylinder VW Bug engine in it.  Can you imagine hearing that thing flying around. :D

(Wooohooo!!!!  1Kth post) :cool:

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Ripsnort on July 18, 2002, 11:52:14 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Gunthr
Thats for sure. That thing looks perfectly scale. Where'd he get the canopies/plexiglass? The jigs to build the wings? The guy must be incredibly skilled...

edit: nevermind, just saw that it was mostly built from a kit. Still impressive, though.

". Ukrainian Vladimir Nesonov"


The Soviets have been copying others designs for eons, whats so impressive? :cool:

Title: Man builds Junker divebomber from scrap
Post by: Curval on July 18, 2002, 12:00:41 PM

wtg Mickey!  Trying to catch Rip?