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Title: Any experts on Hartmann and his G-6?
Post by: Dux on June 13, 2003, 10:57:01 AM

A friend who is into modelling (plastic ;) ) asked me this today:

"All of the reference material I've seen of Hartmann's G-6 (1943) distinctly shows the lower fuselage antennas missing... is this right?"

I have no idea, but I figured at least one of you would.

If so, why in the world would he have antennas removed? Drag?

Title: Any experts on Hartmann and his G-6?
Post by: GRUNHERZ on June 13, 2003, 11:14:58 AM

There was one lower fuselage antenna on a G6, it was the FuG 25 IFF antenna.  I dont know  if Hartmann's or east front G6 had these removed.  I do know that most of Hartmann's 109s had the direction finder loop on top of the fuselage removed.

Hope glenn figures it out. ;)

Title: Any experts on Hartmann and his G-6?
Post by: Pongo on June 13, 2003, 12:16:07 PM

Some of the antenas were for GCI operations in western europe where there was an extensive radar system in place. In the east this was not the case so they could remove some of those systems to save weight.

have your friend look here
109 lair (http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/index1024.htm)

Title: Any experts on Hartmann and his G-6?
Post by: Dux on June 13, 2003, 12:30:28 PM

:eek:

WTF! How did... Who... But...

WTF!!  :eek:

Lmao, Grun... has he been posting the same question somewhere else?

I'm speechless.

Title: Any experts on Hartmann and his G-6?
Post by: GRUNHERZ on June 13, 2003, 12:32:21 PM

Muwhahhhahhhaahh !!!!  :D

Title: Any experts on Hartmann and his G-6?
Post by: GScholz on June 13, 2003, 04:48:22 PM

Grun's got South-European Gypsy bloodlines, so I guess he's a psychic. :D

Title: Any experts on Hartmann and his G-6?
Post by: GRUNHERZ on June 13, 2003, 04:52:05 PM

LOL  ;)

Be careful tonight Gscholz...