Heinz Bar's 'special' Fw 190...

[Nath-BDP]

Its noted that Bar had a special 190 with a wooden propeller on standby.  He scored his 200th victory in this aircraft when a sole Liberator flew over II/JG 1's airfield. Its stated that it was a 'large diameter' wooden propeller.  My question is, does this type of propeller add any increase in performance to the aircraft?

thx

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IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 "Udet"

[This message has been edited by Nath-BDP (edited 10-11-2000).]

[funked]

I think all the 190 props were wooden.

[Nath-BDP]

   

   

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IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 "Udet"

[This message has been edited by Nath-BDP (edited 10-11-2000).]

[Nath-BDP]

The Fw 190D-9 props were wooden.

[funked]

No way, that was special German "bendy wood".  

You're right, I was thinking of the D-9 and Ta 152.

Maybe Bär's plane had a D-9 prop?