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Title: German Misquito?
Post by: mosgood on May 23, 2003, 12:14:25 PM: I saw a show last night, I think on Disc. Wings that talked about the Germans making a version of the Brit Misquito. it was made out of wood as well.

I could have sworn that they said it was made by FW and was the 152.

That doesn't sound right though.

Anybody have a clue about what I obviously don't?

What was the designation of thiis plane?
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: Furball on May 23, 2003, 12:19:54 PM: Focke Wulf Ta-154 'Moskito'

Was a failure because the glue that held the wood together was too acidic. Only about 75 in total were made.

(http://maquettesavions.free.fr/images/ta154.jpg)
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: LLv34_Snefens on May 23, 2003, 12:21:24 PM: It must have been the Ta 154.

Here's there first link about it I came across with the use of google http://www.geocities.com/lastdingo/aviation/ta154.htm
Title: Re: German Misquito?
Post by: HoHun on May 23, 2003, 12:27:18 PM: Hi Mosgood,

>I saw a show last night, I think on Disc. Wings that talked about the Germans making a version of the Brit Misquito. it was made out of wood as well.

>I could have sworn that they said it was made by FW and was the 152.

It was the Focke-Wulf Ta 154. However, the intention wasn't really to copy the Mosquito.

The origin of the Ta 154 was the twin-engined Fw 187, which started out as Me 110 competitor. (A British counterpart would be the Westland Whirlwind.)

The Fw 187 was never ordered, but (unlike the Whirlwind) it was capable of taking bigger engines and proposed to the Luftwaffe repeatedly for various roles, including the night fighter role.

The Luftwaffe finally decided they wanted the Fw 187, but it had to be built from non-strategic materials (steel and wood). To get the same level of performance as from a light-alloy aircraft, Kurt Tank had to design a new aircraft that was only superficially similar to the Fw 187 - the Ta 154.

The time loss caused by the redesign was so long that the Ta 154 never entered service either. It seems to have been a sound design, though.

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: DiabloTX on May 23, 2003, 12:51:48 PM: I think it was a very sleek looking aircraft. The irony of it is that it looks more like a real mosquito than the British Mossy did! I know, trivial and insignificant...
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: mosgood on May 23, 2003, 01:12:37 PM: Good stuff!

Thanks for the info:)
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: MiloMorai on May 24, 2003, 03:04:50 PM: The ProModeler line by Revel has a 1/48 scale model of the Ta154A-0.

Schiffer Military aviation has an A-size booklet(49pg) as well with lots of drawings, photos and a history. ISBN 0-7643-0911-0
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: frank3 on May 25, 2003, 06:52:08 AM: Curt & Focke-Wulf worked together? never knew that!
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: Replicant on May 25, 2003, 07:18:24 PM: I remember reading that during allied bomber missions, they bombed the 'only' glue factory that supplied the special glue for the German Mosquito. Good job too! ;)
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: frank3 on May 26, 2003, 11:33:27 AM: hahahaha, accidently or on purpose? lol, nice action :p
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: gripen on May 27, 2003, 12:16:24 PM: AFAIK purely accidently.

gripen
Title: German Misquito?
Post by: BenDover on May 27, 2003, 10:15:10 PM: Quote
Originally posted by frank3
Curt & Focke-Wulf worked together? never knew that!

Ermm...Kurt was Focke-Wulf