BluBear Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Yesterday afternoon (Paul Allen's) Flying Heritage Collection´s Fw 190 A 5 made its maiden flight. The lucky pilot was Steve Hinton. Photo on FHC´s Facebook site: Clicky here! "The aircraft is 100% stock. The engine is a BMW801, rebuilt from a number of engines. The original one was fried prior to the crashlanding. Watch the FHC website for the whole story, which I am sure will come soon. This was perhaps the most complex rebuild of a WW2 fighter aircraft yet undertaken. As some know, much of the work was undertaken here in Norfolk by a now sadly dispersed team. Kudos also to Mike Nixon, who got the engine to work, and to Dave Goss and his team who made it all work together at the same time." - quoted from a Flypast forum member 'Bruce' who has inside knowledge of the project. This aircraft is not to be confused with the replica Flugwerk FW190 aircraft manufactured in Germany. This is a REAL FW190 and I believe it's the first time since the end of the war that one has flown. I can't wait to hear what that BMW801 sounds like!!!! Well done to everyone involved on the project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum DD_Fenrir Posted December 2, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Freakin' Awesome!!!! Oh, please please please puh-leeeeeeeeeeeeeze let it fly at an airshow here fore it goes stateside.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted December 3, 2010 2. Administrators Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I think it's already there m8. Although the bulk of the work was done by a company in the UK (now sadly defunct - I wonder what happened to their Stuka...) I understand the aircraft has been completed in the States - possibly by Fighter Rebuilders (Steve Hinton's company). Incidentally, Steve is a well-known face at Duxford, regularly attending and flying during Legends weekend. Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluBear Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Yep, sorry Tom, Jabo is correct it's already stateside. But at least it's flying! I mean a REAL BMW801 powered 190. This is a truly amazing achievement. Getting the powerplant working, let alone a flying aircraft to boot: This must have been a mountain of work: "One of the very first attempts to use such a unitized and automated "ECU" device to manage multiple engine control functions simultaneously was created by BMW in 1939, for their BMW 801 14-cylinder aviation engine, and known as the Kommandogerät, operated only by a single throttle lever." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gec Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 great stuff!!! can't wait to hear that engine roaring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum DD_Fenrir Posted December 3, 2010 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Bugger. When it said Norfolk, I assumed it meant the real Norfolk, the place of sausages, mustard and webbed feet! Balls. Hey-ho. Some video footage soon one-hopes. Just wanna hear that baby! Funny, of the usual airshow suspects that get snapped a lot I've not seen much of the FHC collection - the H-87 i think i've spied before but the Oscar and the Emil?!?!?! Wow, immaculate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluBear Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Fenrir' timestamp='1291375998' post='85763']Bugger. When it said Norfolk, I assumed it meant the real Norfolk, the place of sausages, mustard and webbed feet! Balls. Hey-ho. Some video footage soon one-hopes. Just wanna hear that baby! Funny, of the usual airshow suspects that get snapped a lot I've not seen much of the FHC collection - the H-87 i think i've spied before but the Oscar and the Emil?!?!?! Wow, immaculate! Yes mate, both lovely examples. The Oscar i believe is one of the reproduction aircraft built in Texas and the Emil was restored over here by a chap called Craig Charleston, who is regarded internationally as the '109 experten'. In fact, his workshop was featured in one of the BofB documentaries on the Beeb a few months ago, the presenter could be seen walking round the latest resto-in-pogress. Paul Allen demands the highest possible restoration standards for his collection and as you can see, it has so far resulted in a (growing) collection of superb and rare WW2 aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rox Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 OH GOD OH MY GOD! My biggest aviation wish come true! I demand video footage! I thought the only 801 in restoration was the one that Kettendude guy from ubizoo is working on... Wait...I need to....lie down for a second.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted December 3, 2010 2. Administrators Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 PA is doing a lot for the warbird movement. Top bloke. Unlike Kermit (I bought an airworthy Mosquito from the UK years ago and let it rot in a Florida hangar) Weeks IMO. Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rox Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 I've actually seen the second video before, didn't know it was the real thing though... I need to see (hear) one fly! It's silly they didn't record the test flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluBear Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Just an update, if any of you chaps haven't seen, the '190 emerged from the paint shop a while ago and here are some up to date photos.clicky here Nice to see the paint is 'settling in' although it still seems to throw up discussion over just how authentic the shades are! To be honest, I like it. It's different and represents what this particular aircraft looked like, in field applied camo, at the time of it's forced landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rox Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Just an update, if any of you chaps haven't seen, the '190 emerged from the paint shop a while ago and here are some up to date photos.clicky here Nice to see the paint is 'settling in' although it still seems to throw up discussion over just how authentic the shades are! To be honest, I like it. It's different and represents what this particular aircraft looked like, in field applied camo, at the time of it's forced landing. Ohhhh Focke Wulf porn <3 She is so beautiful, I would pay 100 euros just for it to fly by near me. I already see that I'm going to have to fly 190's in tonight's co-ops where ever they're available... Still no flight videos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Everyone else will be flying Spits Rox. Get that Rox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rox Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 It's not the spits that worry me it's the P-38's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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