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Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: F4UDOA on June 30, 2003, 02:25:54 PM

(http://mywebpages.comcast.net/markw4/drainpipeside.jpg)

Hmmm???:D

Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: ra on June 30, 2003, 02:36:06 PM

109E with relief tube for long flights.

Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: pugg666 on June 30, 2003, 02:50:15 PM

Rice boy Circa 1940?

Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: devious on June 30, 2003, 03:10:48 PM

Odd, no squadron markings - think it`s a 109F with some kind of engine-testing equipment.

Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: SlapShot on June 30, 2003, 03:13:37 PM

German 109 Cropduster.

Title: Chemical/smoke laying Me 109
Post by: rshubert on June 30, 2003, 03:36:29 PM

shubie

Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: Widewing on June 30, 2003, 07:54:19 PM

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Originally posted by SlapShot
German 109 Cropduster.

Yeah, this was a close as the Luftwaffe ever came to "Mosquito" control!

LoLoLoL

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: ramzey on June 30, 2003, 08:15:31 PM

109T 60 where build for Graff Zeppelin, mostly service in Norway. Recorded forst shot down B17 in european theatre

Its 109E with longer wings+ stronger gear+ arrest hook

Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: hazed- on June 30, 2003, 08:32:57 PM

is it some kind of condensing apparatus?

maybe its a water methanol recycling machine?

It does look as though its some sort of launch rail too a bit.

comon F4Udoa what is it? :)

Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: ramzey on June 30, 2003, 09:23:55 PM

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Hi guys...

The image below is reproduced from issue 24 (October 2000) of the excellent "Luftwaffe Verband" magazine - with comments from issue 25 by our own Tom Willis:

(http://www.luftwaffe-experten.co.uk/bf109/bf109t%20de-icing.jpg)
below: the aircraft was almost certainly a Bf109T due to the length of the wing, lack of engine mounted MG/FF cannon, the square air intake, plus the nature of the equipment being tested. (image copyright: Crow/Luftwaffe Experten)


The equipment was used to spray a fine mist of water at high altitude for the testing of de-icing equipment on other aircraft such as the Ju86P and Ju86R-series. Obviously because of the extreme altitude of these tests, the Bf109T was chosen as the carrier aircraft. Looking closely you can actually see a small wind-driven generator in the front of the streamlined tank that held the reservoir of water for the tests. Also, the hooked nature of the end nozzel was to prevent the water fouling the carrier aircrafts tail-surfaces

from

http://pub157.ezboard.com/fluftwaffeexperten71774frm34.showMessageRange?topicID=29.topic&start=1&stop=20

Title: Think you know what this is??
Post by: snocone on July 02, 2003, 06:07:58 PM

109 with ground effects for cruising the hood