Reading WWII Weekend Featuring a Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe

Hey - that's our ME262! It is based here at the Military Aviation Museum. So that's the event they were getting it ready for.

Bob

The FW 190 came from the same place. It was a substitute for something else that couldn't make it, a P-39 I believe. Which was a good thing actually, a P-39 is here almost every year.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

The FW 190 came from the same place. It was a substitute for something else that couldn't make it, a P-39 I believe. Which was a good thing actually, a P-39 is here almost every year.

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I didn't recognize the FW-190, but it appears to have gotten a new paint job since I visited. They have several - two of these Flug Werk replicas, one with a Shventsov radial engine and another a D ("Dora") replica with a Jumo liquid-cooled inline engne. They've got an original A "Blue 4" that was restored to static display and a couple more original airframes that are awaiting restoration to Flying condition. Jerry Yaegen, owner of the Museum, is a German immigrant who was a boy during the war so he has collected the German planes.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1043x720-1.jpg

Bob

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Originally Posted by CINDERS

The FW 190 was a fly by wire control surfaces arrangement with built in redundancies for damage

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Some further discussion about that here: Electrically controlled surfaces of the Fw 190 | Aircraft of World War II - WW2Aircraft.net Forums

THANKS for the pic sharing!!

Later 42rocker

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Originally Posted by Bob Womack

I'm set to go to the "Flying Proms" next Saturday. It is held at the Military Aviation Museum and involves planes flying demonstrations while the Virginia Symphony plays themes from aviation movies.

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Well, the Proms were postponed until August due to threatened bad weather all weekend. Lord willing we'll be attending then.

Bob