Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2022
- The Fw 190, one of Germany's best fighter airplanes of World War II, made its first flight on June 1, 1939. It appeared in action over northwestern France in September 1941 and rapidly proved its superiority over the Mark V Spitfire, Britain's best fighter of that time.
Most Fw 190s were the "A" series, powered by a BMW radial engine. Late in 1943, however, the more capable "D" series appeared in action against U.S. bombers, powered by the more powerful Jumo 213 inline, liquid-cooled engine. Because the larger engine lengthened its nose, a 20-inch section had to be added to the Fw 190D-9's fuselage just forward of the tail. During its lifetime, more than 20,000 Fw 190s of all types were built.
The Fw 190D-9 on display was assigned to the JG3 "Udet" Geschwader. One of the Luftwaffe's most famous fighter units, JG3 was named for Ernst Udet, Germany's leading ace to survive World War I. The airplane, captured and brought to the United States for testing at the end of WWII, is on loan from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Armament: Two 20mm MG 151 cannons in wings and two 13mm MG 131 machine guns in nose
Engine: Junkers Jumo 213 of 2,240 hp with methanol-water injection
Maximum speed: 426 mph
Cruising speed: 280 mph
Range: 520 miles
Ceiling: 40,000 ft.
Span: 34 ft. 5 1/3 in.
Length: 33 ft. 5 1/4 in.
Height: 11 ft. 1/4 in.
Weight: 10,670 lbs. combat-loaded
One of the most impressive aircraft in display in the museum, which is saying a whole lot!
Still looks menacing.
Yes it does!
The Butcher Bird. In my opinion it was the overall best German fighter aircraft of WWII.
Love that some of the German aircraft are getting there spot light, keep it up 👍🏻
My late great friend, Frank McCarter, served as a fighter pilot in China. His unit arrived in China flying the P-40 before transistioning to the P-51. After every mission the tailwheel tires on every plane had to be replaced, because they were almost scrubbed off the rim when they taxied to and from the runway. Then a new pilot arrived who had trained in the states on the Mustang and his tire, after his first mission, was perfect. When questioned, he told them how to unlock the tailwheel so that it would turn as needed when taxing the aircraft. That was when Frank and company learned that the tailwheel mechanism was copied from a captured FW-190. Their P-51s apparently did not come with info relating to the operation of the tailwheel. Perhaps the planes arrived to the unit with no information at all.
That's amazing Mike, thanks for sharing that!!!
Love fun stories like this, my grandfather was friends with a Japanese pilot, he had a funny story of how his last flight was after Japan's Surrender, they had been instructed by the US too disarm their aircraft and paint green crosses on the wings and fuselage as markings that they were not hostile and were on their way to surrender at an allied base, however he was pretty upset when he arrived, he took some flack to his engine and almost didn't reach his destination, turns out there was some Americans that were on their way to the Pacific from Europe, for some reason they had yet to hear the news of these surrender flights and saw a plane with crosses on it (like they had been shooting at for years in Europe) and a few guys hopped on some of the ships AA guns and opened fire lol, (it was a KI-84 which especially when painted with cross markings I can see how it could be confused as it looks a bit like an FW-190)
These single aircraft drone vids absolutely are fantastic! Keep them coming!
What would you like to see more of Robert?
@@USAFmuseum The Zero please! :) (and would 4K be possible please?)
Great to see it well preserved!
Love the world War 2 planes.what a great part of history y'all have
Thanks so much!!!
Fantastic drone video!
This fascinating plane looks so dangerous even on the ground. Also note the Ruhrstahl X-4 guided (!!!) air-to-air missile, with its stabilizing fins, in front of it (e.g. 2:15), which was shortly before operationability when the war ended. The R4M rocket was already operational and used in spring of 1945 but was unguided.
The drone coverage video(s) are excellent. Please create more! And thank you.
Thanks so very much Mike, glad you like them!
Are there any surviving flying examples of the D series with the V12? Is anyone knows it would be appreciated.
+@SUPRAMIKE No flying examples at this time. There are a few slow-moving projects (two or three) and you might see a Flugwerk replica with an Allison V12 sometime soon.
@@FiveCentsPlease won't be quite the same without the inverted V12 would still be nice to see.
Is this a new to the museum
The Fw 190D-9 on display was assigned to the JG3 "Udet" Geschwader. One of the Luftwaffe's most famous fighter units, JG3 was named for Ernst Udet, Germany's leading ace to survive World War I. The airplane, captured and brought to the United States for testing at the end of WWII, is on loan from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.
+ I'm from mars The D-9 is on loan from the Smithsonian Museum. It was restored back in the 1970s.
I like the in-line motor look.
Is that a spit marked American in the back round?
I wondered exactly the same, not knowing any US aircraft type looking like this, but the ellipsis shape of the wings looks like the Spitfire.
@@goldfing5898 probably from some units that actually did operated Spitfire, before transition to either Mustang or Thunderbolt
This little fighter was responsible for the Allied fighter aircraft designers and manufacturers upping their game. Thankfully the 'Shrike' didn't arrive in great numbers when it did, otherwise the air war over Britain might have turned out differently. This plane was too much for the Hurricane or early Spit Mks... I'd love it if you could get to restore a FW Ta 152H. Now THAT would be a rarity.....A Butcher-bird on 'steroids'.
+ Tim Rogers The Fw-190D didn't enter service until Dec. 1944. Too late to have made a huge difference in the last six months of the war, but it was a formidable aircraft in the hands of a good pilot.
The Fw 190 A (first versions) came into service in summer 1941, exactly one year too late with respect to the Battle of Britain. And at that time, Germany was (stupidly) concentrating on invading the Soviet Union. Nevertheless, they put the first Fw 190 against the RAF, because they correctly assumed that the British were the toughest opponent in technical and motivational respect.
You guys actually got this thing running but it lacks part of the mechanical engine computer to run properly? Is that right?
+ TheJazsa80 That is not correct. The rare Fw-190D-13 that was at the Champlin Museum could be ran at idle but was missing parts to run properly. Doug Champlin had the aircraft restored for a second time before he offered the plane for sale. The missing parts were replaced but the aircraft was never started again before Paul Allen's museum bought it for their collection.
@@FiveCentsPlease So the D13 at Allen's museum is complete and in flyable condition?
@@TheJazsa80 Close but in my opinion think it would need more work to fly. When Doug Champlin had it restored again I think he was making it flyable with new electrics, new fuel systems, etc. But I didn't see any info that the engine was actually flight certified (fully tested and certified by a shop.)
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The Butcher Bird
Nickname ? -Butcher Bird.