Fw190 D13…job done!!

At Museum of Flight Seattle

At the Museum of Flight – was told by a volunteer that it was offered to the museum for 5.2 million.
….nice 30MM cannon in prop…

It says that the aircraft has been rebuilt to airworthy condition, but there are no plans to fly the machine at this time.

While I respect Doug’s position, I don’t accept the “We could but we won’t fly it.” statement.

Anyone who’s involved knows how much invisible work is required for something that flies rather than something that is very, very well restored but not airworthy. Paperwork and modern types of wiring and tubing are just three factors.

‘Runable’ I’d accept. But unless it flies, it’s NOT airworthy.

Cheers

The colors on the profile drawings look a bit more subdued (and better, IMHO) than those on the full size bird. An employee of Gosshawk Aviation told me that Doug Champlin has stated that, though the airplane is now flyable, it will never be flown as long as he has ownership. I don’t blame him.

There’s a little snippet in this month’s Flypast on the rebuild. It says that the aircraft has been rebuilt to airworthy condition, but there are no plans to fly the machine at this time.
A nice effort and an interesting paint scheme.

Regards,

Paul

This is Doug Champlin’s airplane which is probably on its way to the Museum of Flight in Seattle to whom it is to be loaned for display. I saw the airplane a couple of weeks ago as Gosshawk were disassembling it for shipment. Awesome airplane but the paint job does nothing for me, I much preferred the old scheme. However, if this is accurate for the airframe then so be it.

who is the owner of this beautiful a/c?

Thanks so much for posting. :p

[QUOTE=Stieglitz]It’s always better to aply a authentic sheme than for example the tiger painted mustang we saw some time ago on this forum. QUOTE]

Hey, what are you saying about the Tiger Beer Mustang? That’s how they were flown in the Royal New Zealand Beer Force! 🙂 🙂 🙂

Nice job on the Focke Wulf, it looks great.

She looks good and in a less usual paint scheme than we are used to seeing

Thanks for posting the pictures, Jagdtiger. She looked good in her old scheme, but this one is fantastic and very interesting, too. An excellent job 🙂

But this one is very authentic. Consultant on the repaint was Jerry Crandall, who wrote an excellent book on this particular airframe and its paint scheme.

That is important for shure! I only juged on my taste. It’s always better to aply a authentic sheme than for example the tiger painted mustang we saw some time ago on this forum.

I have confidence that Mr. Randall has assisted in a proffesional way. Does anyone know if the previous sheme was less authentic?

Greets,
J.V.

It’s a brilliant plane and it is a nice paintjob. But I prefer the previous sheme. This one is a bit to flashy for me. (That doesn’t mean I would not accept it if someone gave it as a present. 😮 )

J.V.

Don’t be ungreatful Mike.

That’s how the allies won the war; making the all Axis a/c museum fodder.