FarlamAirframes
April 19, 2011 at 11:55 am

Luftwaffe Landing Flap

I posted some pics of this before – but now that I have it in my sweaty little mitts – I have some better pics.

I think it is a landing flap from a low speed aircraft – one that had wooden wings with fabric covering ?

The hinge has pieces of red doped – blue painted fabric.

The hinge has wooden spar end remains (?)

The stencilling is nicht anfassen.

Any ideas ?

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By: FarlamAirframes - 4th May 2011 at 15:40

After some discussion on the LEMB – it has been proposed that this is from a Bucker Bu181 Bestmann.

Seems to fit the pictures , size and construction.

Any of these under restoration that need a flap ?

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By: FarlamAirframes - 19th April 2011 at 22:26

Eric – it is 1.9 m long.

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By: ericmunk - 19th April 2011 at 20:53

Don’t know what the dimensions are, but could this be a spoiler (airbrake) for a (transport) glider?

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By: FarlamAirframes - 19th April 2011 at 20:23

Thanks Merlin – previously it had been proposed as a bomb bay door or undercarriage door – as there were insufficient ribs/reinforcement cf FW190 flap.

However with the cloth and the wood thrown into the mix – is a low speed Landing flap an option?

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By: Merlin3945 - 19th April 2011 at 15:34

Well the stencil reads in English translation. Do Not Touch. Which ties in with it being Aileron etc.

Interesting to see what others can put to this.