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http://www.strategypage.com/gallery/articles/military_photos_2004111823.asp
A great looking bird. Thanks for posting.
Regards, Rick
What specific subtype is it? I can’t tell an A-5 from an A-8 (and, as I mentioned yesterday, I have all these PE sets for the 1/32 versions of each, and would like to build one before I’m too old), nor can I tell the F’s from the A’s. Anyone tell me the basic indicators for identifying one from another?
TOM
That this must really haul [censored] considering how much lighter it must be (no armor, guns, boollets, etc.) I wonder if it has an original BMW engine or a modernized knock off.
Cool! But the pilot’s helmet looks a bit daffy-safety first though.
I would have to guess and say they’re using a non-BMW engine…more than likely a Pratt R-1830 or R-2000, since they have roughly the same dimensions, parts are easier to find, and the engine face itself is hidden behind the cooling fan. The 801 was based on technology purchased under license from P&W anyway, and even though the 801 is a pure German design, you have to figure that Pratt was working on parallel technology with regards to radials at the time.
I would be surprised if they were using the BMWs, but regardless, it’s a great looking aircraft. Nice to see people building accurate replicas of these birds.
Who knows, there could be a big old Rotex engine under the cowling…as I mentioned earlier, it’s almost impossible to tell unless you’re peeking through the cooling fan blades.
Jeff
Sharkskin,
I’m not a 190 expert, but in looking through the books, it’s either an A-7 or A-8 variant…it has the bulged cowling, straight canopy. Later versions of the A-8 also had the blown canopy. The primary differences between the A-7 and A-8 were the ETC-501 bomb rack and the relocation of the pitot tube from the middle of the starboard wing to the out part of the wing. On the replica it’s located on the port-side wing. So my semi-educated guess is that it’s an A-8, which was the most produced variant of the original aircraft (approx. 6655) as well.
Jeff
It’s patterned after an A-8, with the Flug Werk designation being Fw 190A-8/N. The engine is a 14 cylinder Asch 82T.
More info on the Flug Werk website.
Fade to Black…
You guys are simply amazing!