The Fw 190 is flying again! He officially learned to fly in a Cessna 172 and was licensed at 16, then embarked on a flying career, initially flying tourists around Ayers Rock and freight down to Tasmania. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKafbj_RqgY, Home - Hangar10 - Air Fighter Academy GmbH, Platinum Fighter Sales - Warbird Aircraft Sales. 1940 DC-3A // N28AA 1936 Fleetwings F401 Seabird // N16793 The "know how" behind an Airacobra mantainance program (or any other real warbird) is something so precious that will not be lost in the oblivion of time because there is still one roaring in the sky. Important parts of the turbo charger (housing re-cast) Constructed as a FW 190A-9/N (replica) by Flug Werk GmbH at Gammelsdorf, Munich. Behind the Scenes. I don't think there's a single one of us with similar aspirations is going to say this is the real thing. Search aircraft for sale for free! The aircraft first flew in June 1939 and was introduced in 1941. The aircraft is based in Caboolture, Queensland with the Australian Vintage Aviation Society. Will it be runnning or even flying? Messerschmitt ME-109G // N4109G 1944 Grumman TBM-3E // N6447C A lot of people try and do this, and frankly its ruining the warbird market for many. There is only a section of the cockpit that was made by Flugwerk and used for the restoration! The first of the 3 Fw 190 "Longnose" rebuilds in the Flug Werk hangar. WACO YOC // N15244 It would be pretty hard getting out because it is such a tight cockpit, he said. . Actual terms available may vary depending on applicant and/or guarantor credit profile(s) and additional approval conditions. There are photos of me floating around with a book of the Focke-Wulf 190 standing on the billiard table at home. If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool. 1944 PBY-5A Catalina // N222FT That only arrived in the country a month or so ago so it is still being assembled. Help . 601088. It is actually built from the set of Plans designed by Marcel Jurca, unlike FlugWerk's kit approach. The problem for modern day warbird enthusiasts is that few are left. I have always tried to surround myself with very experienced people from whom I can learn, he said. Peter Arnold would probably be a bit dizzy ;), By: Mark V 1997 Waco YMF-5 // VH-YOW 1928 Fairchild FC2-W2 // N13934 Fieseler Storch // D-EVAS Certainly a beast of an aircraft, such a different distinctive sound of its motor, shape and distinctive lowered landing gear when down, the bloody big 3 blades cutting through the air.. If in doubt ask Maier Motors or the Hangar 10 team! He had done five hours of test flights of the aircraft after we re-assembled it.. Has the feasibly of doing so been investigated? He first flew this very same aircraft following its long restoration. Hawker ISS Fury // VH-ISS All Rights Reserved. This airframe was on display at the Hangar 10 facility in, This page was last edited on 3 April 2023, at 16:34. - 20th December 2004 at 08:33 Permalink In February 1944, the Fw 190 A-8 variant entered production. 1945 Supermarine Spitfire XVIe // N97RW Browse 3 aircraft for sale or refine your search for used planes or helicopters below. Listings higher than $6,250,000.01 assume a rate of 7.00% APR on a 5-year term with a 15-year amortization with 20% down. I am really looking forward to see the first one of these flying. Similarly, warbird sources stated this month (December 2013) that Texan John Houston died several years ago . Not immediately sold by Flug Werk. 1954 T-28B // VH-FNO, 1960 FW-149D // VH-FWS It was assembled by Hazair at Albury, where the aircraft is now hangered. In preparing for the Fw 190, Mayr also learned how to parachute. Because in aviation, situational awareness is everything. Messerschmitt ME-109G Previously registered to Tom Blair as G-FWAB. Werk numbers continued from where the German production left off, with the new Fw 190 A-8s being labeled "Fw 190 A-8/N" (N for Nachbau: "replica"). Curtiss Robin // N591 Damaged in a ground loop in April 2010. Additional state restrictions may apply. 1925 WACO Nine // NC1536 He came to Australia in 1961 and started flying powered aircraft at Casey Airfield in 1971 and gliders around Albury in 1974, he said. This was the first of three D model 190s built by Flug Werk. Auxiliary drive Wings, arriving at Casa Grande from Flug Werk, Raising the fuselage getting ready to mate it to the wing, Fuselage has been mated to the wing, and gear down, Installing doublers on the horizontal stabilizer, Landing gear door, fitting and fabricating, Wheel well, fitting the wheel well panels after fabrication, Wing fillet, after modification and paint, Landing gear swing with new landing gear doors, Tail wheel, partially retracts like the original, Final inspection before engine runs, taxi tests, and test flights, Pushing the plane out for engine runs and taxi tests, Preparing for Klaus to perform engine runs, Final thoughts before startup and take-off, Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Restoration. I put down the deposit sight unseen although it was contingent on an inspection. 1929 Stinson SM 6000A // N377M - Photo taken at Gammelsdorf [OFF AIRPORT] in Germany on February 25, 2007. The reality is that most of the wreckage fits in a couple of big plastic containers I have in a factory near home, he said. Commercial financing provided or arranged by Express Tech-Financing, LLC pursuant to California Finance Lender License #60DBO54873. Cessna TL-19 // N5199G, Ryan STA // VH-UVO riginal parts used on this aircraft, restored or un-restored depending on their conditions include: Propeller hub Flug Werk of Germany built 21 kits or Fw 190 structures, from the radial engine version to the long nose version. It doesn't have the forged fuselage cannon mounts installed, so the airplane is basically only a 4.4 g airplane since the cannon mounts served to reinforce the engine mounts to combat g levels. Propeller spinner I didnt know that it was more of a reproduction around an original air frame however I do see how this would be the only way given the result of the war of German war bird flying. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Piaggio P.166 // N7651E 1944 DC-3C // N231GB 1944 Culver PQ-14B // N75380 Jim Martinelli of Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madra. 1944 Grumman Goose // N7211, Lockheed 12A // CF-LKD I spoke to a few different people around the world and everybody said this was one of the best if not the best still flying, he said. - 19th December 2004 at 23:31 Permalink Premium Key Aero subscribers get access to read all our magazines online as soon as they leave the editors desk. - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00. Bell TAH-1P Cobra // N605DB, 2023 Platinum Fighter Sales. Photographer: Mike Henniger Components of the gun cover CAC Winjeel // VH-HOY I do definitely fly with a parachute. 1941 Grumman Goose // Project It is a fourteen-cylinder supercharged two-row air-cooled radial engine with one intake and one sodium-cooled exhaust valve per cylinder, a gear-driven single-stage two-speed supercharger, a direct fuel injection, and an air-cooling system with an oil cooler integrated into the forward cowl. Great site and info JJ. It is just a very basic aeroplane. Get unlimited news articles and more by creating a free account, Passwords must have at least 10 characters, one number, one lower and It is more manoeuvrable than I was expecting it to be, he said. I've been reading about these replicas following DazDaMan's link and maybe someone can help me understanding. - 19th December 2004 at 17:52 Permalink This is a list of surviving Focke-Wulf Fw 190s. 1937 J-3 Cub // N20231, Grumman TBM-3E Avenger // VH-VTB All data presented is for entertainment purposes and should not be used operationally. Nakajima C6N-1S Myrt 1945 Supermarine Spitfire XVIe // N752TB, 1951 Cessna 305A Bird Dog// N5308G I dont know how much u r into the warbird world Jacques, I'm pretty new there and already heard of interesting fuselages that can be bought for 1/10 of the amount u wrote.. I also assisted Mark with some necessary brake servicing on the FW. The National Air and Space Museum stores the only known surviving "long-wing" Ta 152 H, an H-0/R-11 version, at the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration and Storage Facility in Suitland, Maryland. | Site by Evolve Creative, 1956 Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) CA-25 Winjeel. Offered for sale with no electrics and nothing forward of the firewall. Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat // N4998V I guess it's just a matter of point of view: mine is more concentrated on the authenticity and historical side of the thing, while yours it's just about the look.. By: italian harvard 1938 Lockheed 12A // NC14999 Fw 190F-8/U1 (S-8) 584219. Pretty much anything else where you are in control, you would ride it to the ground.. The Fw 190 is armed with various guns such as two 13 mm synchronized MG 131 machine guns with 475 rounds per gun, two 20 mm MG 151/20 E cannons with 250 rounds per gun, synchronized in the wing roots, and two 20 mm MG 151/20 E cannons with 140 rounds per gun free-firing outboard in mid-wing mounts. Senior Master Sergeant. We were sitting in possibly the two rarest aircraft in the southern hemisphere. Other resolutions: 320 218 pixels| 640 435 pixels| 1,024 696 pixels| 1,280 870 pixels. Rearwin Speedster 6000C // N15865 210968 Fw 190 D-9 under restoration to static display at the, 670071 Fw 190 F-3 on static display in unrestored condition at the Flugplatzmuseum Cottbus in, 2219 Fw-190 A-3/U3 on static display at the, 125425 Fw 190 A-2 on static display in unrestored condition at the Herdla Museum in, 550214 Fw 190 A-6 on static display at the, 584219 Fw 190 F-8/U1 on static display at the, 733682 Fw 190 A-8/R6 on static display at the, 5476 Fw 190 A-2 under restoration to airworthy by Wade S. Haynes in. I've never worked for or been involved with Supermarine, and I don't think it would be right or moral to say that mine is a "genuine" Spit. I'm surprised that no one has posted this yet. Listings under $1,500,000.00 require 15% down and for asking prices of $23,529.00 - $58,823.52 assume rate of 7.99% APR on a 10-year term, for asking prices of $58,823.53 - $117,647.06 assume a rate of 7.49% APR on a 15-year term, for asking prices between $117,647.07 - $294,117.64 assume a rate of 6.74% APR on a 15-year term, and for asking prices between $294,117.65 - $1,500,000.00 assume a secured commercial loan transaction and a rate of 6.25% APR on a 5-year term with a 20-year amortization, and for asking prices between $1,500,000.01-$6,250,000.00 assume a secured commercial loan transaction and a rate of 6.25% APR on a 5--year term a 20-year amortization with 20% down. You're out of free articles for this month. 1951 C.A.C. Flug Werk Fw 190A-8/N. 1929 Laird Speedwing // N4442 This one isn't produced by Flug Werke if I read the link correct. 1951 DeHavilland Chipmunk // N18041 Mayr, who lives in Melbourne, said Albury was the best location for his aircraft. I love them all. There are a number of examples in museums around the world, including the Australian War Memorial. A month or two after putting down the deposit I managed to get across to the States to check the aeroplane out.. It nearly brought a tear to my eye, he said. Original file(1,280 870 pixels, file size: 241 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File information Structured data Captions Captions English Construction Number (C/N): 990013. Its unstable which makes it a good fighter, very manoeuvrable.. - 19th December 2004 at 17:29 Permalink Don Hanson's FW 190 in Florida is now completed and flying according to this source: BTW: According to the same source one final FW 190 A8/N is available for sale at Flug Werk. Transported by ship.Moved from the UK to Kissimmee, FL. By subscribing, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. England. Is that the one in Florida with an Allison V-1710 in it? Fifty hours possibly makes him the second most experienced FockeWulf190 pilot in the world, behind Klaus Plasa. Mayrs aircraft was assembled in the US of Flugwerk repair parts and comprises about 90 per cent new construction and the rest original components. TB-25N "Heavenly Body" // N8195H 1918 Standard J-1 // N4732W Good luck and best wishes with your endeavours Chris, a very worthwhile pursuit. 1937 Lockheed 12A // NC18130 FIAT G-59-4B // VH-LIX This will be the first full-scale Fw190 homebuilt replica to fly in the world; Another one is currently being built in the US. North American T6G // VH-WVF - 19th December 2004 at 18:32 Permalink - 19th December 2004 at 17:36 Permalink As a result the markings are enlarged and placed incorrectly. I thought nows the time. 1945 North American P-51D // N38227, Piaggio P.136 Royal Gull // N6354T I went up and flew what I would call my standard profile for a first flight in a single-seater as I did with the Yak. Aeronautical engineer Kurt Tank submitted a series of designs and it was one featuring the BMW radial engine that attracted attention. 1931 Stinson 6000A // N11153, 34 T-28 Projects I think the guys I work with probably call me an aeroplane nerd.. =D. Wk. Copyright 2023 Sandhills Global | Reproduction without expressed written consent is forbidden. North American AT6 // D-FIFE First flight for Flugwerk FW190 Excitement at Meier Motors in Bremgarten (Germany) as their latest successful restoration project, Flugwerk FW190 D-FWAA (c/n 990013) made its first flight on Sunday. 1942 Grumman G-21 Goose // N291VW Now the real question that is puzzling me.. 2013 Hatz CB1 // N501P This was built from Jurca plans, and as such has a welded steel tube fuselage, with a one-piece wooden wing. 1939 WACO AGC-8 // N66206 Do many design drawings/detailed plans exist, for example, would it be possible to build a decent replica of a Westland Whirlwind or some of the Japanese designs etc? Waco UEC // N15244 VIDEO Watch VH-WLFs first flight in Australia. Outstanding! If we go the turbine route it becomes a little more challenging because obviously you have to find somewhere for the intakes which the rocket powered version didnt need, he said.