Duxford was quite busy today with the ‘Quilt Show’ hitting town again. The weather was a bit rubbish.:D

Brian

Maybe someone could use the left-over quilts to create a “Plane Wash” ?

Michael

utterly ridiculous prices though

Just thought the same when I looked what the seller is asking for.
I doubt anybody will pay that amount.

Michael

I can’t find it at the moment but I have an article about the Russell Aviation Group Bf-109 from about 10 years ago that I believe said that the engine must be rebuilt every 200 hours. That doesn’t really mean anything but I’m pretty sure that was the figure quoted in the magazine article. I’ll try and find it later.

This is what I posted on “another” forum answering a similar question regarding DB 6XX engines:

I posted a question on a German aviationforum. regarding TBO´s of DB engines. A forumite, “78587?”, involved with “Messerschmitt Foundation”, wrote the following:
Part Overhaul: every 100 Hours, Main Overhaul: every 200 Hours, maximum lifetime: 600 Hours, as by the original DB-documents and (original) approval by German aviation authorities.

Michael

I do not know what the difference of “Part Overhaul” or “Main Overhaul” mean, but it might well mean a rebuilt every 200 hours as you wrote. Additionally he wrote, that 600 hours maximum lifetime might be surpassed, if every item is inspected and still in the limits described by the manufacturer (DB).

Michael

Did MoD trademark RAF or Royal Air Force?

I am pondering if not trying to trademark both or even one, if not trademarked already. :diablo: Well, they could trademark Luftwaffe instead, I wouldn´t mind…… :dev2:

Ok, being reasonable: The matter seems to be quite stirred up. When the dust settles, you will just find out,they are trying to cover their behinds, and get an extra pound this way or that. Be happy, it will be subtracted off your taxes. Or not. Take your choice.

What about trademarking Typhoon or Hawk…..?

I´ll get my coat

Michael

Well I think its an absolutely fantastic job Bruce. Seeing the results of this aircraft flying after all that dedication and hard restoration work is just Brilliant.

Seeing the video of this FW190 flying makes me think of the Tip and run raids on Torquay, what it must have been like then. I see now why it was nicknamed the butcher bird.

If you think it was called butcher bird because of its abilities, you are wrong. Focke-Wulf gave all (or at least most) of their planes nicknames, all of them birds. For example Fw 44 Stieglitz – goldfinch, Fw 56 Stösser – sparrow hawk, Fw 58 Weihe – harrier, Fw 187 Falke – falcon [hawk], Fw 189 Uhu – eagle owl, Fw 200 Kondor – condor, several others, and last but not least Fw 190 Würger – shrike or butcher bird.

Michael

Thank you for posting those brilliant pics. Though the museum at Kbely seems to be quite crowded, IMHO it´s better to have the planes stored inside, then having better access and photo possibilities, but having to put some of the unique ones outside.

Michael

A HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all fellow forumites…………!!!!

Planemike

Seconded.

Michael

My maternal Grandfather was an infantryman in WW I, he and his comrades had to eat meat from horses killed some time before to survive. He became ill, and had to be very careful what to eat because of stomach problems thereafter. My paternal Grandfather was with the artillery, got shrapnel wounded in the head, it took a long time for him to recover. He could not use his right hand for a long time, so he had to use his left. When I got to know him, he wrote and made drawings using either his left or his right hand, though the small drawings he did with his left were a bit better. My mother was translating in a steelconstruction company German into Russian where there were femaleworkers. My father learned glider flying locally at the NSFK when 14. When he was 16 his whole class from school went to serve as “Luftwaffenhelfer” to support the regular units operating 8,8 cm Flak cannons near (around) Wesseling, just south of Cologne. When he was accepted by the Luftwaffe, he went to an A/B school near Stolp, where he finished the basic training. He then was sent to Böblingen near Stuttgart, where he absolved advanced training. Desperate to become a fighterpilot, he was shattered when he was member of the first term that could not move on to preoperational units, due to lack of petrol. Every and each training was cancelled at that time. He then went to a site near Munich, got an infantery training and was promoted to platoon leader. His own words, describing his unit was: “Only grandfathers and children….” Mind, he only got 18 on the 30th of April 1945! His unit saw fighting in northern Italy near Lake Garda, disbanded after war´s end. He was caught by American MP in Bavaria trying to get home, due to betrayal of a Bavarian farmer. He then was American POW.

Michael