Interesting Videos

[chuckar101]

And whoever buys it will probably some guy with little to no experience and just want to flaunt cash.  So we'll never hear about the plan until he crashes it one day.

[cj5_pilot]

Check this one out! 

I didn't know there was a ME-262 flying out there . . .

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7620890100890480&hl=en

http://www.stormbirds.com/

Is that the site you got it off Mike?

There is also an outfit building new Focke Wulfe 190's.  They have some original parts and are manufacturing the rest.  I understand that they are so authentic that what ever governmental body in Germany decides such things is assigning them consecutive serial numbers with the original Focke Wulfe production series.

Half or more of this sight is in German so my understanding is incomplete but some nice pics!

http://www.flugwerk.de/index.shtm

[chuckar101]

let"s see if I understand, they are building brand new 190's and 51's.  If its true thats really cool.

[fireflyr]

Check this one out! 

I didn't know there was a ME-262 flying out there . . .

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7620890100890480&hl=en

Didn't watch the video, but there is a group with 3 airframes.  Two standard and one is the only trainer version of the 262 built.   They were refitting them with a modern GE turbofan (original engines did good to last 100 hours) that would provide modern reliability and fuel efficiency.   Last I heard they were planning on selling two of them and keeping the 3rd.... asking price was going to be well above my price range is all I remember about it.... something for a really rich guy with a lot of money to burn who wants a really special warbird. 

You are right, they borrowed an original 2 place trainer from the Navy, dismantled , reverse engineered , and restored it to get templates for the manufacture of new ones which they equipped with modern engines which were made to look like the originals inside the stock cowlings---pretty interesting stuff and veeeeery expensive!   Somewhat out of my financial capabilities also. 

[fireflyr]

Matter of fact, if you want the straight skinny, go here;     http://www.stormbirds.com/project/index.html

[Baradium]

Anyone have 3 or 4 million bucks to spare to buy one? 

[Firegirl]

Hmmm... I wonder if they were even fun to fly.
I mean, being first of a kind and all....

[fireflyr]

Hmmm... I wonder if they were even fun to fly.
I mean, being first of a kind and all....

Seen a couple of documentaries about them and from the comments of both German and American pilots I believe they were.

[BrianGMFS]

From what i recall reading, ME-262's were a bit touchy below 200 kts but after that, they were a joy to fly. Willie Messershmitt was one of those rare aircraft designers like Jack Northrup and Kelly Johnson who could almost "see" air.

Brian