According to the german magazine “Flugzeug Classic” there are two WWII original fighter planes in the UK to undergo restoration, a Me 262 A-1a/U3 and a FW 190A-5/U3 from the Paul Allen collection. Does anyone know more about this?
By: oz rb fan - 20th February 2006 at 13:50
The plan with the Jumo engines is, rather than building entire engines, to install modern rotors in the original engines. I have not heard of this being done before, but I`m sure it`s possible.
And the chances of the CAA allowing them to fly over `ere? Probably zero!
wouldn’t you need to make the combustion chamber out of modern material as well,iirc the orignals were made of welded steel that deformed with use.
also i think i read thet the total life of these engines was about 25 hrs total.
so unless he has a lot of jumo’s i hope he intends to improve them somehow ?
paul
By: James D - 20th February 2006 at 08:05
… are considered “weapons of war” in the US. They had a problem exporting one …
LOL – first time for everything I suppose!! :diablo:
(JOKE!)
By: Arm Waver - 20th February 2006 at 07:45
The 262 and 190 have recently been featured in Aeroplane as was the modified Allison…
By: DoraNineFan - 20th February 2006 at 03:11
I’v heard rumors that an FW-190D9 is being rebuilt to fly with an Allison V-1710……..any truth to that? Also…..any possibility that an ME-110 could be restored to flying condition?
There is a new project to create replica Allison-engined Fw190D-9s from FlugWerk. It will be designated the Fw190D-9/N.
Some pictures and information can be found here:
http://www.flugwerk.de/diary.shtm
A good web page for Axis and Luftwaffe preservation and restoration information is:
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/
By: hawkdriver05 - 20th February 2006 at 01:10
I’v heard rumors that an FW-190D9 is being rebuilt to fly with an Allison V-1710……..any truth to that? Also…..any possibility that an ME-110 could be restored to flying condition?
By: MerlinPete - 19th February 2006 at 21:38
The plan with the Jumo engines is, rather than building entire engines, to install modern rotors in the original engines. I have not heard of this being done before, but I`m sure it`s possible.
And the chances of the CAA allowing them to fly over `ere? Probably zero!
By: Snapper - 19th February 2006 at 20:46
I’ve seen them. Lovely they are. And a cracking job being done on them. Had to keep a secret for 5 years but it seems to be out in the open now.
By: Fouga23 - 19th February 2006 at 15:40
yeah, the modern ones are considered “weapons of war” in the US. They had a problem exporting one to germany I believe.
By: G-ORDY - 19th February 2006 at 15:31
Will the authorities let the 262 fly over here? Seem to remember something about them stopping any of the ME262’s built in the US from being based here
This 262 is a genuine wartime Me262, not a modern replica.
By: Rlangham - 19th February 2006 at 14:42
Will the authorities let the 262 fly over here? Seem to remember something about them stopping any of the ME262’s built in the US from being based here
By: Merlinmagic - 19th February 2006 at 14:19
Any soundfiles out there of original Jumo’s?
By: roverfan - 19th February 2006 at 14:15
Thanks, Chris
I hope to see regularly some sort of updates regarding the restoration of both planes. Rmour has it that Paul Allen wants to build new Jumo turbo engines with today’s availble materials since he apparently refuses to install modern jet engines like they did it in Seattle with the “Stormbird project”.
By: ...starfire - 18th February 2006 at 20:15
The Me 262 is the ex Planes-of-Fame one, the FW 190 was recovered from a russian forest in the early 1990s.
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