The FW190D9, my new favourite long endurance fighter!

[moot]

Write it up and I'll fix anything wrong with the formatting.  You only need to log in, and that's with the regular forum login.  Then you just click the edit tab at the top of the pages..
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fw_190A-8&action=edit for the 190A-8 page
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fw_190&action=edit&section=5 for the A-8 foreword on the general Fw190 page.

Everyone's welcome to do this for their fav plane.  It doesn't need to be especially scholarly, only to be accurate and concise, and written in third person.

[TwinEng]

If anyone ever visits the Seattle Museum of Flight, you will find a FW 190 D9 that was captured at the end of the war from JG-26, and brought back here to the USA.

Here are some photos of it:

[Wedge1126]

Yellow 10 is no longer at the Museum of Flight. Paul Allen keeps it at his Flying Heritage Collection near Everett, WA.

I've posted this before, but here are some pics:
http://www.wedge1126photos.dreamhosters.com/fw190/

[Saurdaukar]

I may be missing something, but if thats a -26 D9, why is there a Pik'As on it?

[NaughtyN]

Before joining JG26 Mj. Götz was assigned to the JG53. He carried his old squads sign over to his new squad. May as visual indications of his respect and connection to the JG53 pilots.

[Saurdaukar]

Before joining JG26 Mj. Götz was assigned to the JG53. He carried his old squads sign over to his new squad. May as visual indications of his respect and connection to the JG53 pilots.

Learn something new every day.   

[Wedge1126]

Also, Yellow 10 appears to be a D13, not a D9.

[BnZs]

Truth is, the D9 is strong in nearly every respect (speed, thrust/weight, firepower, ammo load, roll) EXCEPT turn. But that turn is awful enough to make the D9 not a good match for a lot of planes in a fair 1v1. However, in an MA where no 1v1 is left unmolested, and 5-1 is considered just enough, fair fighting is almost irrelevant anyway.

[jdbecks]

Truth is, the D9 is strong in nearly every respect (speed, thrust/weight, firepower, ammo load, roll) EXCEPT turn. But that turn is awful enough to make the D9 not a good match for a lot of planes in a fair 1v1. However, in an MA where no 1v1 is left unmolested, and 5-1 is considered just enough, fair fighting is almost irrelevant anyway.

the Dora is a fantastic bird when your fighting in pairs or more..but in a 1v1 duel situation, I would rather be in a K4/G2

[BnZs]

the Dora is a fantastic bird when your fighting in pairs or more..but in a 1v1 duel situation, I would rather be in a K4/G2

That was pretty much my point JD. :-)

I'll give you a dollar for every occasion you get to fight 1v1 without interlopers, you give me a dime for every time you don't, and I'll still make a profit.

[save]

Truth is that JG26 pilots thought the boost of GM-1 made the 190a8 36mph faster and increased the critical alt with more than 3000 feet, it was a much better airplane than its earlier marks.(source below).

Fw190a8  should be turning close with the a5 model with its increased HP. We have had this  debate before.

AH2 A8 would never have succeeded the A5 if it was IRL, remember that LW at late autumn 1944 JG's almost never fought buffs anymore.

Truth is something is very wrong with either its opponents or the the FM itself of the 190a8.


I can strongly recommend reading "the JG2 26 war diaries" both volumes.

[Noir]

Truth is that JG26 pilots thought the boost of GM-1 made the 190a8 36mph faster and increased the critical alt with more than 3000 feet, it was a much better airplane than its earlier marks.(source below).

Fw190a8  should be turning close with the a5 model with its increased HP. We have had this  debate before.

AH2 A8 would never have succeeded the A5 if it was IRL, remember that LW at late autumn 1944 JG's almost never fought buffs anymore.

Truth is something is very wrong with either its opponents or the the FM itself of the 190a8.


I can strongly recommend reading "the JG2 26 war diaries" both volumes.

Thats what I was thinking, why the LW took in the A8 if it was that much inferior to the A5 in most aspects ? I know it was modded to HO bombers but still....with that much more HP....

That thread made me want to fly the D9 for a bit in the MA...awesome bird, long time I didn't fly anything that fast

Model Type    Kills In    Kills Of    Killed By    Died In
La-5FN            99            0            0            31
Fw 190D-9            44            7            4            3

[MjTalon]

190A5, Nuff said.
 

[Kazaa]

Not trying to puff out my chest here, but my K/D ratio for tour 115, in the 190-D9 was 168-9.

Nice plane when you have a wingman, not much you can do in the 190-D9 if you don't.

[Noir]

Nice plane when you have a wingman.

Yep cause if a decent pony or la7 pilot catches you, you are DEAD