A question which interests me for a long time : are the shapes of the Flugwerk 190A engine and guns cowlings different from the real 190A for some mechanical reasons, because of the different engine ?

Yes, both reasons.

As you know, the wartime Fw190 had a special oilcooling system with the socalled “Ringkühler” (ringradiator), the “Panzerring” or “Nasenspaltring” (“armoured ring” or “nose-gap-cowlring” in front of the cowling) and of course the axial-fan. The BMW was an aircooled engine and the fan was attached to a gearbox. The fan rotated about three times faster than the propeller. The fan produced an “overpressure” (dont know the right English term) in the cowling. This pressurized air was at first importent for the compressor of the engine, and second to cool down the oiltemperature while pressing fresh air through the ringradiator.
To regulate the temperature in the cowling, the socalled “Panzerring” (armoured ring) was able to sweep about 10centimeters up and forward. Between “Panzerring/nasenspaltring” and cowling the hot air had the chance to leave the cowling through this gap. The radiators were placed in the cowling, as a ring-radiator. With that “Nasenspaltring” or “Panzerring” the temperature of the oil and of course of the cylinderheads were regulated. Tricky construction.

In fact, the ASch82T does not have any gearbox for an axial-fan, so its no use to use an axial-fan to cool down engine and oil. If the fan is not attached on a gearbox, is turns with the same rotations per minute as the propeller. Worst case, this can “block” the airflow in the cowling and you can have heavy temperature problems. The fan must (!!) rotate faster than the propeller. No fan, no pressure in the cowling, will say temperature-problems. Flugwerk used a radiator under the gun-hood to cool down the oil. MeierMotors went the other way and placed the radiators in the wing of the aircraft (D-FMFW) and replaced the “gun-hood-radiator by a big oiltank, and it works perfect. In fact, the client who bought the Ex-G-FWAB ordered the ring-radiator-solution.

The cowling of those Flugwerk-planes dont have that “Nasenspaltring” which regulates the airflow in the cowling, cause there is no overpressure and as I said, the construction is not so easy. In fact, all wartime Fw190 had temperature problems.

As I said, if you have not enough pressurized air in the cowling, you must go another way. At the WkNr980554 the cowling/cowlring got special metalsheets to direct the airflow to the ring-radiator and the cylinders. The hot air is lead through the cowling and will leave the plane at the exhausts and the socalled “Kiemenklappen” (3 flaps at the exhausts).

On the picture you can see the “metalconstruction for the airflow” in dark-grey, behind the ring-radiator in medium-grey. The fresh air will press through the ring radiator and cool down the oil.

As read above, Flugwerk used the place under the gunhood for a radiator. Because of this radiator, the shape of the gunhood is different to a wartime Focke Wulf. Form follows function. In the middle of the gunhood there is the intake for the oilradiator.

But if you have not enough pressurized air to cool down the oil, than you have to increase the quantity of oil. MeierMotors is using 126ltr-oiltanks !! This oiltank is placed under the gun hood, the Flugwerk-radiator is not no more used, cause of the ring-radiator (WkNr980554) or wing-radiator variant (D-FMFW).

here you can see the huge oiltank under the gunhood

Pretty hard to explain in English, but I hope you understand what I want to say.

Motorhaube und Panzerring

Please! See if the cowlings can be redesigned so they are the right shape!

Bruce

Hi Bruce,

the cowling and cowlring is redesigned at the WkNr980554, (EX-G-FWAB) . In this ship a “ring-cooler” is installed

from another angle

ringcooler installation and redisigned exhausts

redesigning the cowling in July 2010

ready

😀 thats the way Marc looks like, when he is happy 😀

October 2010

The plane, better the fuselage, is completely dismantled, rinsed with “tons” of fresh water and got rid of her colours. “All the glamour is gone”, time to check the damages. Jaquard used metal tanks and they made some ugly damages during the impact as the tanks went through the fuselage. Thats the reason why MeierMotors only use fireproof rubbertanks in their restauration projects.

Here you can see the dismantled fuselage fixed on a building cradle. MeierMotor will build a cradle for every fuselage part. So the can take of the sheeting without twisting the airframe.

The wing “lies” outside awaiting rain and freshwater also fixed in a cradle

The ASch82T …. I think the radial has seen its best time … we will see

What are the plans with the ex-Jaquard FW190 which ditched during the summer and is now with Meier Motors as well?
Will it be fully restored to fly or made static
Cheers
Cees

Well, the WkNr 990013 (F-AZZJ) will be fully restored to fly. The plane was bought by a German enthusiast and the project will last about 3 years. Open is the engine-question, there are some nice ideas around, but nothing is fixed. I think I will open a new thread about this project if the community is interested.

3 shiny Mustangs

Oh yes, that was really great ! 3 Mustangs, Spitfire, Corsair, 2 Focke Wulf, 2 Yak3 and a Noordyn AT-16 ….. the shop was pretty full 😀

It happened in week 29, cause José Flores (foreman of Vintage V12´s) was in the shop doing some maintenenance at the 4 Merlins and 2 Allisons

on the right D-FPSI “Lucky Lady VII” (Ex-Susy, Ex-Darlin Ann), then TF-51 D-FTSI (ex. Dream Girl) and Fw190 A8/M D-FMFW

on the left side in the shop the Mustang D-FBUN (ex Huntress III)

“Big Week” at MeierMotors 😀

Jerry Yagen’s Ha-1112 C.4K-64 formely with the USAFM at Dayton, OH (USA).

confirm. The Buchon project is on the bench now. Really a great project. The airframe will get a DaimlerBenz heart. Lot of work … 😉