Paul was the second richest person in the world when he started this museum. The Stuka has well over 6 million in it and maybe another mil to finish it.'But Paul has passed away and his sister doesn't like old airplanes. A walmart heir bought it three years ago but hasn't said what he will do with it.
This was started by Paul Allen’s group. He didn’t need donations. Since he died I’m sure the cash flow dried up and it’s now being restored off donations. It will be a masterpiece when it’s finished. These people know their shit!
This project, I am told, is stalled out at the moment at the FHC and Combat Armor Museum in Everett, WA at Paine Field. The original Restorers were either Hungarian or Ukrainian Craftsmen. Covid shut down all the work, and until Stuart Walton purchased the entire Paul Allen Collection from Allen’s estate, this project was somewhat doomed, and limited to this work that was finished onsite in Everett at FHC. Hope Steuart Walton can resurrect this fabulous project, and put this bird into the air some day.
Also the two guys leading the project from Hungary passed away during covid and the project completely stalled. I do not think it has been touched since Paul died.
@@michaelnaisbitt7926 I find disassembled airplanes more interesting to look at. I like to see the structure and the strength of the framing around the connections. A wing with a skin removed is extremely interesting.
Only two real ones. Now there is this one which is mostly complete and the Collins Foundation has another wreck pulled from a lake in Russia that will get a data plate restoration soon. So one day there will be four. Apparently this plane was only useful at the beginning of the war. It was too slow and easy to get shot down.
@@HomemadeAviationMoviesTrue it was outclassed early in the war, but continued in service until the end, it was used mainly as a ground attack aircraft by then. It would be great to see one in the flesh, and even better if flying example could be made.
+@babuzzard6470 Another flying Stuka was announced late last year for a US owner. Substantial remains of a D-5 were raised from a lake. Work is already progressing.
the sound of those jerico trumpets has been used by holywood for every plane in a dive for the lasts 70years - you can still hear it on new movies with jet planes !!
This is a very ambitious project. I've walked around the one at the RAF Museum at Hendon and it's surprising how large the Stuka is. The test flight should be quite interesting to say the least. It's fairly slow and the wing control surfaces are like the Junkers Ju 52. The wing tapers down to almost a point which should make tip-stall a thing to look for. A brave project that needs to be done.
I saw the remains of one or two Ju87s decades ago at Wanaka New Zealand at one of the air shows. They were recovered from Russia and the aluminium was beautifully anodised in a green colour on the inside to prevent corrosion, looked like new on one side and the painted outside of the damaged cockpit fuselage section looked looked 70 years old its was amazing just to see even scraps of it. There is non flying full size replica somewhere in NZ as well which is taxiable but not with an original engine of course.
It would not surprise me if this was one of those two. Paul had several planes built in New Zealand. Plus the shop that welded/fabricated the exhaust systems on many of Pauls planes is in New Zealand.
@@HomemadeAviationMovies The airframe for Paul Allen's Stuka was done by a very unique company in Hungary. I think a New Zealand company was also responsible for the tricking manufacturing for a new radiator and cooling system components. Experts around the world were working on it, such as the avionics being restored in Austria.
Paul Allen's Stuka is indeed one of the Wanaka airframes. Sir Tim Wallis wanted to get it flying in New Zealand, alongside a Bf-110 (static in Germany now), a Bf-109E-3 (also with Paul Allen now in airworthy condition) and an FW-190 eventually (not Paul Allen's 190). The full-scale replica you're thinking of is suspended from the ceiling of the Dangerous Skies exhibit at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
@@michaelknott4361 just as aside, the replica actually flew on its own, it was parked outside and a gust of wind took it for a very small flight of maybe 100 meters, read this somewhere here in NZ but cant remember more details sorry
You are on top of it, even more than I am. Nice revelations in the message string about the rest of the collection. Was not aware the B-17 Project had been sold separately. Let’s all stay on this story. The FHC Collection is superb and one-of-a-kind. Paul Allen should be praised for assembling it, and thanks go to Steuart Walton for saving the collection, and keeping it intact.
Please subscribe. I will re-visit this museum soon and re-do this piece. I have learned so much since I did this video. I can even pronounce Stoooka now. I will share information. Thank-you for your comment.
Awesome project! 🤗I hope one day this Stuka will take off to the sky... I am hungarian but I didn't know that hungarian technicians worked on parts of this plane. Thanks for the info! 😊
The airframe was built in Hungary. The two team leaders there sadly passed away in 2020 and we don't know if the shop is still working for British interests. There are a few WW2 reconstructions going on.
I sure hope The Flying Heritage museum brings this incredible piece of aviation history back to flight worthy condition. It appears that is the ultimate goal. It was be the only flying Stuka in the entire world. Stuka's haven't been seen by the human eye in flight since World War II. It would be absolutely incredible for the museum to take this bird back into the sky's as it would allow aviation researchers, experts, and just plain aviation enthusiasts to see this wonderful machine in flight once again. Even if they only flew it a couple times per year, it would be such a valuable addition to any warbird airshow. When (or if) they do bring this bird back up in the skys, I highly doubt they would risk damaging, or gosh forbid crash this incredible restoration by doing any sort of simulated dive runs, although it would certainly be very cool if they did. I don't think I would put my life into the hands of a dive recovery system designed in the 1930's, but that would truly be the only way to see if the dive recovery apparatus would correctly work in pulling the aircraft out of a dive once the ordinance is dropped, allowing the pilot to fight the effects of blacking out or even having "red out" (blood vessels breaking in the eyes during the dive and subsequent pull out). Some Stuka pilot's had their mechanics remove (or at least disable) the automatic dive recovery system as they didn't trust it, or that the fact they wanted to control where the pull out was because AA gunners could estimate where the aircraft would be after the pull out was completed and concentrate all their fire at that position sort of like skeet shooting or shooting at a moving target by leading your fire ahead of your target. These pilots wanted to be able to pull out on their own at where they determined it should be done, usually at a lesser degree of angle prior to where the dive recovery system would have engaged and pulled the aircraft out. At some point during the war, tactics in the Stuka staffels were actually changed after many pilot's had been lost during too steep a dive and the recommended dive angles were lessened to give the pilot a better chance of survival at the pull out portion of the dive. Other pilots swore that the dive recovery system saved them on many occasions because they would black out during the dive. In the beginning, the Stuka dive angle was actually between 70 to 90 degrees which meant you were travelling straight down to the ground. The dive recovery system was absolutely essential in helping the pilot to remain in control of the aircraft, especially in the most dangerous moments of the entire sortie which was the pullout. Once the angles of the dive attack were lessened, it allowed the pilot's greater ability to self pull out of a dive without the assistance of the dive recovery system. Later in the war, the so called "Cannon Birds" were introduced which mounted two 37mm cannons underneath each of the gull wings and were mounted inside of "pods" which hung underneath the wing and somewhat protected the gun itself from the outside elements. This was important as it not only reduced drag but also protected the guns mechanisms and actions from freezing in flight as these aircraft were often times flown in very cold, snowy, and icy conditions on the vast Russian eastern front. Although a slow aircraft that was considered by many to be outdated by World War II, it was still a very effective weapon of destruction and the most precise bomber of the entire war. The pilot of a Stuka could release their ordinance with devastating effect because they could place their bomb within just a few meters of their intended target. The problem with the Stuka was it was probably the easiest of all the bombers to shoot down. However, the Stuka was a very effective aircraft in the hands of a skilled pilot. The cannon equipped Stuka's wreaked havoc on the Russian tank brigades. The cannon birds were also very effective against just about any ground target due to their devastating fire power. They were used against not only tanks (which were the primary reason the cannon birds were designed and used for) but also against many other ground targets such as troop formations, vehicles, AA gun positions, artillery pieces and formations, buildings, airfields and aircraft on the ground, ships, small boats, landing crafts, locomotives, and even buildings. The "Cannon Bird" Stuka's were essentially a very early forerunner of the American flown A-10 Thunderbolt II ("Warthog") ground attack aircraft of the modern era and their effectiveness was studied when the A-10 was designed. The Stuka was one of the first ground support aircraft. The attached "siren's" had no significance to the aircraft whatsoever to make it fly correctly and were only put on the aircraft for one reason, to terrorize the person(s) it was being used against and to instill fear. It was very effective in that role when the sirens were used, but the pilots themselves hated the sirens and many pilots and Stuka staffels removed the sirens which were very simple mechanically operated sirens the worked simply by the wind pushing siren propeller which caused the high pitched WAIL that is so recognizable. It would be cool if The Flying Heritage museum either equipped their Stuka with an original siren, and/or at least equipping it with some sort of functional siren to display the full sound of what a Stuka may have sounded like in a dive attack. Even if they don't intend to do any diving with their brand new Stuka (which most likely they will not), at least equip the restored aircraft with a loud piercing electronic siren (off of a fire truck or something like that) just to simulate the sound as they fly this aircraft in air shows at some point in the future. I believe they also have the actual BK cannons that were used on this aircraft as well which would be amazing because I don't believe any Cannon Bird models are in existence, even in museums. The Flying Heritage museum will not only have the only FLYING Stuka, but also the only Cannon Bird model, anywhere. THANK YOU Flying Heritage Museum and also THANK YOU to whomever else was responsible for spending the almost unimageable amount of money and labor hours it took to bring back this incredible piece of aviation history back to factory fresh condition. Even with all of the modern equipment, 3D printers, C&C machines, laser scanners, and ability to not only fix old aviation parts, but the ability to build a completely new piece from scratch, it's still a VERY DIFFICULT endeavour to attempt to bring a World War II era "warbird" back to factory fresh condition. Very difficult indeed. And VERY expensive. Most people would never even attempt such an undertaking, let alone be able to even afford it or get the parts and expertise/experts/aviation historians/mechanics/craftsman needed to even do it. This is something like The Smithsonian Institution would do and many of theirs are not even flight worthy.
Wow, best reply ever. Thank you very much. Paul passed away in 2019 and there has been no work on this plane since. Many other parts exist for this plane but it will probably never fly. The collection sold in 2021 but the new owner has not said what he will do with it. An additional Stuka might come from the Collins Foundation. They have a wrecked Stuka that they are planning to reconstruct and fly.The work will be done in Europe. It will take about ten years and the same amount of millions. Also there is a dude in England with a massive collection of WW2 tanks and stuff who is possibly embarking on a Stuka project. Maybe he will buy this one and finish it. How much would you estimate has been spent so far on this one?
@@HomemadeAviationMovies Thanks for the reply. Hopefully someone will take on this project again. Whomever owns it now might want to contact the folks at RED BULL as they have a ton of old warbirds in flying condition and they not only have the financial resources, but also the mechanical experts, and the restoration facility in Austria to complete the project and possibly put the Stuka back into flying condition. Not sure if they would want to purchase the Stuka and whatever parts you have and continue on with what was done so far. I'm sure they would love to have that plane in their collection. It's an idea anyway. It would be nice to see that warbird back in the sky someday.
@@joevanseeters2873 I doubt Red Bull would want this for their collection because it is too controversial. With the amount of effort that Flying Heritage went to in order to reverse-engineer the missing data needed to construct a flyable Stuka it would be a complete waste if the project is not completed to flying status. If Mr. Walton continues with the original mission of the museum, the aircraft will only a fly two or three times a year with a risk-free display. One item still missing was surviving parts to reconstruct the sirens. They only have parts and not all of the data. But I doubt they would ever be used in a display. I think Walton is still getting a plan together. And it is very possible that the collection will relocate in the future, perhaps to Bentonville where he keeps his other warbirds.
Yeah, that pronunciation. LOL. Forget it. Thank you for filming the project. I’ve known about it for years, but had never seen it all up close in detail before. Nice video.
You missed the enormous Anti tank gun in a pod suspended below the wings. It was resting on the floor directly behind you when you were looking at the wing spars. I think it is a 37mm auto cannon meant to blow up tanks. I have several photos of it from my visit there last year.
An amazing piece of work. Sheet metal is sheet metal. Castings and forgings can be duplicated with modern CNC methods. Old parts make great templates and assembly guides. "Pounding Out" ? Maybe on some small parts, but die blocks, or forms are made by machining metal or casting out of a high pressure resistant resin. The parts are pressed on large presses that press the aluminum covered form into a thick urethane block to achieve the correct basic shape, but they still must be trimmed and finished. The parts are made out of "O" aluminum, which is stopped from undergoing heat treatment at the mill, These "soft" parts must then undergo a heat treating process in order the bring them up to full strength I'm assuming that the plane is being mostly made of 2024 T-3 or its European equivalent. It's easily available and plentiful. Assembly work like this has gone basically unchanged since WW2 and much the same for modern all metal aircraft. .
@@HomemadeAviationMovies These restorations often are of higher quality than war time originals. Pre war aircraft of the same type were of higher quality than of those of war time production examples. The basic construction was sound, but things like rivet gun marks, drill bit marks, wrinkles in skins, slight hole misalignment, and slightly irregular rivets were let go as a matter of production expedience. An outer laser scan will allow for correct dimensional and alignment reference procedures.
Magnífico! Sou muito grato ao trabalho desses homens que se empenham em reconstruir esses tesouros históricos. A parte disso, o stuka era um belíssimo avião.
My father got dived bombed by JU -87 Stukas ( and JU-88s )when being evacuated back to England from St Nairze in 1940 !! There was no where to hide or run to as the bombs came down ! The ship's deck he was on was packed so solidly with people ,crammed in tightly ,shoulder to shoulder no one could move ,even before departure from the quayside and before the bombs started coming down. There were two ships departing at the same time and the Luftwaffe were trying to sink both ,without success . Eventually they realised it was better better to concentrate their efforts on one ship rather than two . Fortunately they chose the ship my father wasn't on and sank it !
I appreciate it may have been a rhetorical question 4:31 The numbers produced were low by WWII standards. For example 4 times more Spitfires were produced. They were on the losing side, so constantly flying sorties over the front line. This led to higher losses. Germany was penny less after the war, most stuff was scrapped and recycled.
Most historians claim this airplane was pre-war and outdated after the first few armies were clobbered. It was a slow sitting duck for anything new coming along.
Wonder how many boys were blown to pieces by these aircraft. Admiring it is like admiring a fragmentation bomb. 1960 I built many Airfix ww2 aircraft without pondering what they were built for....to kill people.
Today's video is of an original KI-84. This aircraft was found after the war on an island in the Pacific. It has had a white glove restoration and can fly. It never will though but it does get regular maintenance. I'm not sure when the last time they ran the engine but it does work.
Jerry Yagen of the Military Aviation Museum gave a talk once. He said he had several restoration projects at 96% completion. That the last 4% could take to finish!
I thought when a WW2 plane gets destroyed (scraped) it is destroyed forever. And it we will have -1 historical aircraft. But when I watched this video, I’m surprised that there are new parts that’s being produced right now. I thought is hard nearly impossible to remake a WW2 aircraft from scratch. So this gives me hope that one day we can see WW2 aircafts on sale in the market for civilians.
There are quite a few WW2 aircraft about that are entirely new. Most are called data plate restorations. Other people call them data plate recreations. There are several places you can get a new P-51 Mustang. A company in California is making new F-4U Corsairs. A company in Texas built 5 Me-262 jets. Flugwerks in Germany built around 20 FW-190's. Spitfires, Hurricanes, and many more. Old crashed planes are taken apart and copied. Often only a few dimensions, a piece of metal, and a skilled craftsman is required to build a new piece. Goto the Collins Foundation website and have a look at the picture of their Stuka. They have sent those scraps and the data plate to Europe to be made into a new plane. Please visit this museum. The aircraft are rebuilt to much better than their original wartime construction. These airplanes have had what I call a white glove restoration. Paul was the second richest man in the world when he started this museum. Thank's Paul, RIP.
They have been for years. New WW2 aircraft have been produced from data plates for decades all over the world. Fighters start at 4 million. A B-17 is north of 10 million. I'd like to know how much the guys in New Zealand charge for a new Mosquito. They have built a few now. Check it out at ua-cam.com/video/rsz7qYuItHk/v-deo.htmlsi=sGBBdlGUH8ADzjEN
+@SourceEngineFan New manufacture is nothing new but are often one-off engineering projects for rare types. So many P-51s are flying that repair parts are available from multiple shops. But for the Ju-87, Fw-190, Me-262 some of the engineering data is missing. Reverse-engineering the needed info for the Stuka was especially challenging with missing data for many sub-variants of the type. Pick any ultra-rare warbird project and there is a great of amount work just from a research perspective to get the correct drawings with important updates made during the war.
For fans of German WW2 aviation, which was the most fantastic period of aviation advancement in history, Paul's death was exceptionally cruel in that it brought to a halt the only projects in the world to bring a flying Stuka and original Me262 back to life. From what i heard from the guys at Planes of Fame in Chino, CA, Paul set up the foundation so that the money was there for the foundation to continue restoration work after his death, but a certain family member who became executor apparently didn't wish to be bothered/saw $ signs and and put it the block. So now it will languish until who knows. Shame to Paul's memory what could have been.
Sadly accurate. Thank-you for the comment. On another note, Paul bought the 262 from Planes of Fame. I was having lunch at Chino with a couple of Planes of Fame volunteer fabricators last week and they told me the sale of that one jet built the main three hangars. Paul paid to put their entire collection indoors. Paul was a great man for historic aviation.
+@juicersr Allen's sister was his only heir and she did not follow his wishes to fund the museum. She closed it and removed funding from several other organizations that were sponsored by her brother.
Very nice! There is a Replica Me-262 in the works as well by Sofilein on YT. Very sad only two left but glad more & more are trying to use the remaints of what's left to rebuild.
The story of Hans rudel, Germany's most decorated ace, spent the entire war flying stukas. His list of achievement s with this beast is almost unbelievable. Two Russian heavy cruisers to name one example.
In a classic example of the way Russian publicity spins reporting, the Oktobrskaya Revolutsiya was described as "slightly damaged and later raised." Raising a ship involves re-floating it after it has been sunk.
ua-cam.com/video/7SqINzv4FCA/v-deo.htmlsi=QGIhWOTzs1hV2QVt Did you mean Space Ship One or White Knight One? They were worthy of their own video plus Jason R gave me footage of the aircraft on its last flight. It flew here and taxied up to the main hangar. Space Ship One is a replica because the real one is in Washington where it belongs. Great of you to notice and sorry about mispronouncing Stoooka
Thanks for your reply, it was White Knight One that I noticed.. Very interesting video though there won't be many East or West Europeans, who saw in its heyday, pleased to see, (or hear), it flying again.
Nope. Re-opened in 2021. No aircraft fly anymore but min maintenance still happening. Several aircraft getting anuals inspections and engine runs. The Mig 29 and F-5 sold. Everything else sold to a Walmart heir three years ago who has not said what will happen to the collection. There are unfinished projects and components round the world tied to this museum.
@@HomemadeAviationMovies I image getting insurance before flying anything from the collection will take a while. The owner already owns other warbirds not in the Paul Allen collection.
Does anyone know who actually owns this project in its current state? Is it Steuart Walton? Or is it the estate of the two deceased Hungarian Craftsmen who were behind it? You would think, in this advanced state of resurrection and manufacture, that someone would pick it up and carry this priceless project to completion. Any additional insights, anyone?
Walton bought the entire collection and there are plans to finish the projects that where in the works when Allen passed and things shut down. Among the projects is the Stuka, Me 262, P-38 Lightning, Fw 189 Owl and a B-17.
We would love to know more information if you have any. Stuart has not made any public mention of his intentions in the three years he has owned this collection. FYI, he didn't buy the whole collection. The Mig 29, F-5, and B-17 were sold separately. Not 100% sure about the B-17 as it is up in Arlington, Pauls private restoration hangar. The completely brand new B-17 tail is sitting in the museum next to the B-25.
@@HomemadeAviationMovies Ears are up and dialed in at FHC/CAM. Yet nothing more to add at this time. First steps will likely be to somehow bolster FHC/CAM Visitor Counts, Revenue flow, and a renewal of active interest in the collection through a resumption of Fly Days for the collection, and renewed, active promotion that the doors are indeed open again. It’s been out of sight, out of the conscious mind for the last 3-4 years, with little active promotion to elevate renewed interest locally, in the greater Puget Sound Region.
@@PowerfulTruth I've noticed a bunch of new revenue streams this summer. FHCAM now sells VIP area tickets for all of its engine runs and tank driving events. Next year private photographers events. These indicate a new approach to creating revenue. I would be interested to know the address of the restoration hangar at Arlington. It's less than an hour from the museum.
@@markusv311This airplane is built from the data plate of that wing and tail chunk. The plane was originally that color because it was built for north africa. The germans lost that territory and then sent the plane to russia. The evidence is in that left rear fuselage section that they have on display with all the pieces. FHC has a research team that wants their aircraft perfectly historically correct for either what they are, or what they are trying to be. Thanks for your queries.
Ok, that makes sense. But on this section there is the standard luftwaffe camouflage visible underneath and some desert brown applied over it on the field. But anyway, at the end it will be a beauty, what ever color it has. Looking forward to see it fully assembled
Yes, the research team followed the history of this plane and the numbers that were painted over as this airplane was transferred and changed units. The evidence is on that rear fuselage skin. I saw a video from Jason head of maintenance there who was describing their discoveries on this airplane. This reconstruction had an unlimited budget and timeline. Safely it’s be factor passed away in 2019 and both builders passed in 2020. I’m not aware of any work that has been done in a few years. I will I back there this winter and do further research. That museum is also having a private viewing for amateur photographers on march 19 2019 for $250 that I might attend. Half the museum will be closed and the ropes will be down.
I saw this on 18 Oct 2019 and it looked pretty much like this video. Progress is very slow. believed to be a model 87R-4. The original identity is unknown. Unless you know better.
I believe they know it was constructed for service in Africa but they changed their mind and sent it to northern Russia instead. That's why it is painted tan. The owner died in 2019 so work probably stopped at that time as it would have been super expensive. I believe the instrument panel and radios exist, they were rebuilt by a company in Austria. Then in 202 Covid came along and the two main guys that built it passed away. Then in 2021 Paul's sister sold the museum to a Walmart heir. He has not said what he is going to do with it.
STEW-KA STEW STEW STEW....as in STU (notice the U in STUKA)? I only made it 1/2 way through the video because he keeps calling it a STIT-KA. If you don't even know what it was called there is no point of making a video. STUKA STEW-KA.
Sorry, you are right. I pledge to drive there again this winter and re-make this video. I have now learned how to pronounce STEW-KA. Also, the further research that this visit inspired has created new knowledge worthy of passing on. I hope you subscribe anyway and see what happens. History visiting with passion is all I have. And an airplane. Soon it is museum restoration hangar visiting by airplane. Stick around. ua-cam.com/video/GuuL8ee5GUY/v-deo.htmlsi=ZTbxTVExRy_7PHcx
It is a shame that Paul Allen’s estate did not continue his dreams and life’s work by financing the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum. They cashed his fortune and sold the museum. Hope the new owner has the money and drive that Paul Allen had
WOW !! one of the most mythic planes from WW2, british after test with it on capturated planes, UK pilots says "it' like to pilot a cow ! " sometimes myths are bigger than reality, anyway all my best wishces of courage to finish what seems to be a B model, like so much the D anti tank model ! today no flying machine, to appreciate a D in combat : ua-cam.com/video/ZpvNCECzQ9s/v-deo.html All Ze b est !
@@FiveCentsPlease inclinated to your work Master ! admiration, and all my support for the end of work guys ! this future flying B is the MOST unique around the world ! I'm very impressed ; )
Only benefit to uber wealthy is saving history like this. When 100k$ would change my life forever, it kinda sickens me i build our infrastructure yet barely survive. Society is backwards but at least a FEW wealthy ppl use their money to share history with others.
To collect money for restoration of pieces of history like this takes decades, but what come out of it is priceless.
Paul was the second richest person in the world when he started this museum. The Stuka has well over 6 million in it and maybe another mil to finish it.'But Paul has passed away and his sister doesn't like old airplanes. A walmart heir bought it three years ago but hasn't said what he will do with it.
@@HomemadeAviationMovies It's a shame that worthy projects like this stall out from inactivity.
This was started by Paul Allen’s group. He didn’t need donations. Since he died I’m sure the cash flow dried up and it’s now being restored off donations. It will be a masterpiece when it’s finished. These people know their shit!
This one stalled because the owner died then the two project lead fabricators died in eastern europe during covid. It has a new owner.
It has not been worked on in about four years.
This project, I am told, is stalled out at the moment at the FHC and Combat Armor Museum in Everett, WA at Paine Field. The original Restorers were either Hungarian or Ukrainian Craftsmen. Covid shut down all the work, and until Stuart Walton purchased the entire Paul Allen Collection from Allen’s estate, this project was somewhat doomed, and limited to this work that was finished onsite in Everett at FHC. Hope Steuart Walton can resurrect this fabulous project, and put this bird into the air some day.
Also the two guys leading the project from Hungary passed away during covid and the project completely stalled. I do not think it has been touched since Paul died.
This is the fate of the FW-189 as well. Another rare aircraft that desperately needs to be restored.
@PowerfulTruth A second airworthy Stuka project is in progress, so the collective knowledge will hopefully be shared to finish both projects.
It is doubtful that this will be completed more than likelit will just be displayed as parts
@@michaelnaisbitt7926 I find disassembled airplanes more interesting to look at. I like to see the structure and the strength of the framing around the connections. A wing with a skin removed is extremely interesting.
Of all the Stukas built there’s only 3 left! That’s sad, forgotten history.😢
Only two real ones. Now there is this one which is mostly complete and the Collins Foundation has another wreck pulled from a lake in Russia that will get a data plate restoration soon. So one day there will be four.
Apparently this plane was only useful at the beginning of the war. It was too slow and easy to get shot down.
@@HomemadeAviationMoviesTrue it was outclassed early in the war, but continued in service until the end, it was used mainly as a ground attack aircraft by then. It would be great to see one in the flesh, and even better if flying example could be made.
+@babuzzard6470 Another flying Stuka was announced late last year for a US owner. Substantial remains of a D-5 were raised from a lake. Work is already progressing.
the sound of those jerico trumpets has been used by holywood for every plane in a dive for the lasts 70years - you can still hear it on new movies with jet planes !!
This is a very ambitious project. I've walked around the one at the RAF Museum at Hendon and it's surprising how large the Stuka is. The test flight should be quite interesting to say the least. It's fairly slow and the wing control surfaces are like the Junkers Ju 52. The wing tapers down to almost a point which should make tip-stall a thing to look for. A brave project that needs to be done.
Thank-you for posting
YES been waiting 4 update bout this
I saw the remains of one or two Ju87s decades ago at Wanaka New Zealand at one of the air shows. They were recovered from Russia and the aluminium was beautifully anodised in a green colour on the inside to prevent corrosion, looked like new on one side and the painted outside of the damaged cockpit fuselage section looked looked 70 years old its was amazing just to see even scraps of it. There is non flying full size replica somewhere in NZ as well which is taxiable but not with an original engine of course.
It would not surprise me if this was one of those two. Paul had several planes built in New Zealand. Plus the shop that welded/fabricated the exhaust systems on many of Pauls planes is in New Zealand.
@@HomemadeAviationMovies The airframe for Paul Allen's Stuka was done by a very unique company in Hungary. I think a New Zealand company was also responsible for the tricking manufacturing for a new radiator and cooling system components. Experts around the world were working on it, such as the avionics being restored in Austria.
Paul Allen's Stuka is indeed one of the Wanaka airframes. Sir Tim Wallis wanted to get it flying in New Zealand, alongside a Bf-110 (static in Germany now), a Bf-109E-3 (also with Paul Allen now in airworthy condition) and an FW-190 eventually (not Paul Allen's 190). The full-scale replica you're thinking of is suspended from the ceiling of the Dangerous Skies exhibit at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
@@michaelknott4361 thank you for that up date 👍
@@michaelknott4361 just as aside, the replica actually flew on its own, it was parked outside and a gust of wind took it for a very small flight of maybe 100 meters, read this somewhere here in NZ but cant remember more details sorry
You are on top of it, even more than I am. Nice revelations in the message string about the rest of the collection. Was not aware the B-17 Project had been sold separately. Let’s all stay on this story. The FHC Collection is superb and one-of-a-kind. Paul Allen should be praised for assembling it, and thanks go to Steuart Walton for saving the collection, and keeping it intact.
Please subscribe. I will re-visit this museum soon and re-do this piece. I have learned so much since I did this video. I can even pronounce Stoooka now. I will share information. Thank-you for your comment.
Awesome project! 🤗I hope one day this Stuka will take off to the sky... I am hungarian but I didn't know that hungarian technicians worked on parts of this plane. Thanks for the info! 😊
The airframe was built in Hungary. The two team leaders there sadly passed away in 2020 and we don't know if the shop is still working for British interests. There are a few WW2 reconstructions going on.
I sure hope The Flying Heritage museum brings this incredible piece of aviation history back to flight worthy condition. It appears that is the ultimate goal. It was be the only flying Stuka in the entire world. Stuka's haven't been seen by the human eye in flight since World War II. It would be absolutely incredible for the museum to take this bird back into the sky's as it would allow aviation researchers, experts, and just plain aviation enthusiasts to see this wonderful machine in flight once again. Even if they only flew it a couple times per year, it would be such a valuable addition to any warbird airshow. When (or if) they do bring this bird back up in the skys, I highly doubt they would risk damaging, or gosh forbid crash this incredible restoration by doing any sort of simulated dive runs, although it would certainly be very cool if they did. I don't think I would put my life into the hands of a dive recovery system designed in the 1930's, but that would truly be the only way to see if the dive recovery apparatus would correctly work in pulling the aircraft out of a dive once the ordinance is dropped, allowing the pilot to fight the effects of blacking out or even having "red out" (blood vessels breaking in the eyes during the dive and subsequent pull out). Some Stuka pilot's had their mechanics remove (or at least disable) the automatic dive recovery system as they didn't trust it, or that the fact they wanted to control where the pull out was because AA gunners could estimate where the aircraft would be after the pull out was completed and concentrate all their fire at that position sort of like skeet shooting or shooting at a moving target by leading your fire ahead of your target. These pilots wanted to be able to pull out on their own at where they determined it should be done, usually at a lesser degree of angle prior to where the dive recovery system would have engaged and pulled the aircraft out. At some point during the war, tactics in the Stuka staffels were actually changed after many pilot's had been lost during too steep a dive and the recommended dive angles were lessened to give the pilot a better chance of survival at the pull out portion of the dive. Other pilots swore that the dive recovery system saved them on many occasions because they would black out during the dive. In the beginning, the Stuka dive angle was actually between 70 to 90 degrees which meant you were travelling straight down to the ground. The dive recovery system was absolutely essential in helping the pilot to remain in control of the aircraft, especially in the most dangerous moments of the entire sortie which was the pullout. Once the angles of the dive attack were lessened, it allowed the pilot's greater ability to self pull out of a dive without the assistance of the dive recovery system. Later in the war, the so called "Cannon Birds" were introduced which mounted two 37mm cannons underneath each of the gull wings and were mounted inside of "pods" which hung underneath the wing and somewhat protected the gun itself from the outside elements. This was important as it not only reduced drag but also protected the guns mechanisms and actions from freezing in flight as these aircraft were often times flown in very cold, snowy, and icy conditions on the vast Russian eastern front. Although a slow aircraft that was considered by many to be outdated by World War II, it was still a very effective weapon of destruction and the most precise bomber of the entire war. The pilot of a Stuka could release their ordinance with devastating effect because they could place their bomb within just a few meters of their intended target. The problem with the Stuka was it was probably the easiest of all the bombers to shoot down. However, the Stuka was a very effective aircraft in the hands of a skilled pilot. The cannon equipped Stuka's wreaked havoc on the Russian tank brigades. The cannon birds were also very effective against just about any ground target due to their devastating fire power. They were used against not only tanks (which were the primary reason the cannon birds were designed and used for) but also against many other ground targets such as troop formations, vehicles, AA gun positions, artillery pieces and formations, buildings, airfields and aircraft on the ground, ships, small boats, landing crafts, locomotives, and even buildings. The "Cannon Bird" Stuka's were essentially a very early forerunner of the American flown A-10 Thunderbolt II ("Warthog") ground attack aircraft of the modern era and their effectiveness was studied when the A-10 was designed. The Stuka was one of the first ground support aircraft. The attached "siren's" had no significance to the aircraft whatsoever to make it fly correctly and were only put on the aircraft for one reason, to terrorize the person(s) it was being used against and to instill fear. It was very effective in that role when the sirens were used, but the pilots themselves hated the sirens and many pilots and Stuka staffels removed the sirens which were very simple mechanically operated sirens the worked simply by the wind pushing siren propeller which caused the high pitched WAIL that is so recognizable. It would be cool if The Flying Heritage museum either equipped their Stuka with an original siren, and/or at least equipping it with some sort of functional siren to display the full sound of what a Stuka may have sounded like in a dive attack. Even if they don't intend to do any diving with their brand new Stuka (which most likely they will not), at least equip the restored aircraft with a loud piercing electronic siren (off of a fire truck or something like that) just to simulate the sound as they fly this aircraft in air shows at some point in the future. I believe they also have the actual BK cannons that were used on this aircraft as well which would be amazing because I don't believe any Cannon Bird models are in existence, even in museums. The Flying Heritage museum will not only have the only FLYING Stuka, but also the only Cannon Bird model, anywhere. THANK YOU Flying Heritage Museum and also THANK YOU to whomever else was responsible for spending the almost unimageable amount of money and labor hours it took to bring back this incredible piece of aviation history back to factory fresh condition. Even with all of the modern equipment, 3D printers, C&C machines, laser scanners, and ability to not only fix old aviation parts, but the ability to build a completely new piece from scratch, it's still a VERY DIFFICULT endeavour to attempt to bring a World War II era "warbird" back to factory fresh condition. Very difficult indeed. And VERY expensive. Most people would never even attempt such an undertaking, let alone be able to even afford it or get the parts and expertise/experts/aviation historians/mechanics/craftsman needed to even do it. This is something like The Smithsonian Institution would do and many of theirs are not even flight worthy.
Wow, best reply ever. Thank you very much. Paul passed away in 2019 and there has been no work on this plane since. Many other parts exist for this plane but it will probably never fly. The collection sold in 2021 but the new owner has not said what he will do with it. An additional Stuka might come from the Collins Foundation. They have a wrecked Stuka that they are planning to reconstruct and fly.The work will be done in Europe. It will take about ten years and the same amount of millions. Also there is a dude in England with a massive collection of WW2 tanks and stuff who is possibly embarking on a Stuka project. Maybe he will buy this one and finish it.
How much would you estimate has been spent so far on this one?
@@HomemadeAviationMovies Thanks for the reply. Hopefully someone will take on this project again. Whomever owns it now might want to contact the folks at RED BULL as they have a ton of old warbirds in flying condition and they not only have the financial resources, but also the mechanical experts, and the restoration facility in Austria to complete the project and possibly put the Stuka back into flying condition. Not sure if they would want to purchase the Stuka and whatever parts you have and continue on with what was done so far. I'm sure they would love to have that plane in their collection. It's an idea anyway. It would be nice to see that warbird back in the sky someday.
@@joevanseeters2873 I doubt Red Bull would want this for their collection because it is too controversial. With the amount of effort that Flying Heritage went to in order to reverse-engineer the missing data needed to construct a flyable Stuka it would be a complete waste if the project is not completed to flying status. If Mr. Walton continues with the original mission of the museum, the aircraft will only a fly two or three times a year with a risk-free display. One item still missing was surviving parts to reconstruct the sirens. They only have parts and not all of the data. But I doubt they would ever be used in a display. I think Walton is still getting a plan together. And it is very possible that the collection will relocate in the future, perhaps to Bentonville where he keeps his other warbirds.
ive seen it, its beautiful.
Yeah, that pronunciation. LOL. Forget it. Thank you for filming the project. I’ve known about it for years, but had never seen it all up close in detail before. Nice video.
Thank-you very much for the reply. I will go back and update this video later this year and do a better job.
You missed the enormous Anti tank gun in a pod suspended below the wings. It was resting on the floor directly behind you when you were looking at the wing spars. I think it is a 37mm auto cannon meant to blow up tanks. I have several photos of it from my visit there last year.
Yes, sorry. Know the one you're talking about.
+@allaboutboats I think Allen's museum has the only fully intact 37mm pod in the world.
An amazing piece of work. Sheet metal is sheet metal. Castings and forgings can be duplicated with modern CNC methods. Old parts make great templates and assembly guides. "Pounding Out" ? Maybe on some small parts, but die blocks, or forms are made by machining metal or casting out of a high pressure resistant resin. The parts are pressed on large presses that press the aluminum covered form into a thick urethane block to achieve the correct basic shape, but they still must be trimmed and finished. The parts are made out of "O" aluminum, which is stopped from undergoing heat treatment at the mill, These "soft" parts must then undergo a heat treating process in order the bring them up to full strength I'm assuming that the plane is being mostly made of 2024 T-3 or its European equivalent. It's easily available and plentiful. Assembly work like this has gone basically unchanged since WW2 and much the same for modern all metal aircraft.
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It looks very well built. Probably much better than the wartime original. Looks like 2024.
@@HomemadeAviationMovies These restorations often are of higher quality than war time originals. Pre war aircraft of the same type were of higher quality than of those of war time production examples. The basic construction was sound, but things like rivet gun marks, drill bit marks, wrinkles in skins, slight hole misalignment, and slightly irregular rivets were let go as a matter of production expedience. An outer laser scan will allow for correct dimensional and alignment reference procedures.
Great comment, thank -you
Magnífico! Sou muito grato ao trabalho desses homens que se empenham em reconstruir esses tesouros históricos. A parte disso, o stuka era um belíssimo avião.
My father got dived bombed by JU -87 Stukas ( and JU-88s )when being evacuated back to England from St Nairze in 1940 !! There was no where to hide or run to as the bombs came down ! The ship's deck he was on was packed so solidly with people ,crammed in tightly ,shoulder to shoulder no one could move ,even before departure from the quayside and before the bombs started coming down. There were two ships departing at the same time and the Luftwaffe were trying to sink both ,without success . Eventually they realised it was better better to concentrate their efforts on one ship rather than two . Fortunately they chose the ship my father wasn't on and sank it !
Thank-you for posting
I appreciate it may have been a rhetorical question 4:31
The numbers produced were low by WWII standards. For example 4 times more Spitfires were produced.
They were on the losing side, so constantly flying sorties over the front line. This led to higher losses.
Germany was penny less after the war, most stuff was scrapped and recycled.
Most historians claim this airplane was pre-war and outdated after the first few armies were clobbered. It was a slow sitting duck for anything new coming along.
If this ever gets finished and demonstrated. It would draw thousands including myself just to get a listen to the siren.
As far as I know, there weren't sirens on all versions.
Wonder how many boys were blown to pieces by these aircraft. Admiring it is like admiring a fragmentation bomb. 1960 I built many Airfix ww2 aircraft without pondering what they were built for....to kill people.
Wow I hope it can be made airworthy would like to also see an airworthy KI-84 fighter fly thanks for the post 👍👍👍
I hope so too
Today's video is of an original KI-84. This aircraft was found after the war on an island in the Pacific. It has had a white glove restoration and can fly. It never will though but it does get regular maintenance. I'm not sure when the last time they ran the engine but it does work.
Here's the link.
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Jerry Yagen of the Military Aviation Museum gave a talk once. He said he had several restoration projects at 96% completion. That the last 4% could take to finish!
Haha. I’m finishing a Vans RV6A. It seems like the last 10% took forever .
I think the Wheatcroft collection (UK) is also trying to assemble enough parts to build a static? example
Interesting, thanks for the comment. Wheatcroft seems to have every shop in England doing some thing for him. His main passion seems to be tanks.
@@HomemadeAviationMovies I think his Tiger 1 & 2s are coming along nicely and the only surviving E boat
There is a model at Omaka Aviation Museum in New Zealand.
That is where I think this airplane was taken after England. This and one other. Then the guys in New Zealand built the non flying replica.
Oh yeah, that's scale model inspiration
I thought when a WW2 plane gets destroyed (scraped) it is destroyed forever. And it we will have -1 historical aircraft. But when I watched this video, I’m surprised that there are new parts that’s being produced right now. I thought is hard nearly impossible to remake a WW2 aircraft from scratch. So this gives me hope that one day we can see WW2 aircafts on sale in the market for civilians.
There are quite a few WW2 aircraft about that are entirely new. Most are called data plate restorations. Other people call them data plate recreations. There are several places you can get a new P-51 Mustang. A company in California is making new F-4U Corsairs. A company in Texas built 5 Me-262 jets. Flugwerks in Germany built around 20 FW-190's. Spitfires, Hurricanes, and many more. Old crashed planes are taken apart and copied. Often only a few dimensions, a piece of metal, and a skilled craftsman is required to build a new piece. Goto the Collins Foundation website and have a look at the picture of their Stuka. They have sent those scraps and the data plate to Europe to be made into a new plane. Please visit this museum. The aircraft are rebuilt to much better than their original wartime construction. These airplanes have had what I call a white glove restoration. Paul was the second richest man in the world when he started this museum. Thank's Paul, RIP.
They have been for years. New WW2 aircraft have been produced from data plates for decades all over the world. Fighters start at 4 million. A B-17 is north of 10 million. I'd like to know how much the guys in New Zealand charge for a new Mosquito. They have built a few now.
Check it out at
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+@SourceEngineFan New manufacture is nothing new but are often one-off engineering projects for rare types. So many P-51s are flying that repair parts are available from multiple shops. But for the Ju-87, Fw-190, Me-262 some of the engineering data is missing. Reverse-engineering the needed info for the Stuka was especially challenging with missing data for many sub-variants of the type. Pick any ultra-rare warbird project and there is a great of amount work just from a research perspective to get the correct drawings with important updates made during the war.
Shiny!!! 🤠👍🇩🇪
For fans of German WW2 aviation, which was the most fantastic period of aviation advancement in history, Paul's death was exceptionally cruel in that it brought to a halt the only projects in the world to bring a flying Stuka and original Me262 back to life. From what i heard from the guys at Planes of Fame in Chino, CA, Paul set up the foundation so that the money was there for the foundation to continue restoration work after his death, but a certain family member who became executor apparently didn't wish to be bothered/saw $ signs and and put it the block. So now it will languish until who knows. Shame to Paul's memory what could have been.
Sadly accurate. Thank-you for the comment.
On another note, Paul bought the 262 from Planes of Fame. I was having lunch at Chino with a couple of Planes of Fame volunteer fabricators last week and they told me the sale of that one jet built the main three hangars. Paul paid to put their entire collection indoors. Paul was a great man for historic aviation.
+@juicersr Allen's sister was his only heir and she did not follow his wishes to fund the museum. She closed it and removed funding from several other organizations that were sponsored by her brother.
Stutka???
Very nice! There is a Replica Me-262 in the works as well by Sofilein on YT. Very sad only two left but glad more & more are trying to use the remaints of what's left to rebuild.
+@SchnelleKat There are more than two originals left in museums, closer eight plus some reconstructions and two Czech-manufactured versions.
@@FiveCentsPlease gotcha, I figured it was closer to 10
cool
The story of Hans rudel, Germany's most decorated ace, spent the entire war flying stukas. His list of achievement s with this beast is almost unbelievable. Two Russian heavy cruisers to name one example.
In a classic example of the way Russian publicity spins reporting, the Oktobrskaya Revolutsiya was described as "slightly damaged and later raised." Raising a ship involves re-floating it after it has been sunk.
Will it be airworthy?
Yes
We have no news from the new owner for his plans with it.
They use the old parts for patterns.
Yes, apparently they bought every used/wrecked piece they could find.
I don't suppose you noticed what the twin tail plane was that was hanging from the ceiling?
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Did you mean Space Ship One or White Knight One?
They were worthy of their own video plus Jason R gave me footage of the aircraft on its last flight. It flew here and taxied up to the main hangar. Space Ship One is a replica because the real one is in Washington where it belongs. Great of you to notice and sorry about mispronouncing Stoooka
Thanks for your reply, it was White Knight One that I noticed..
Very interesting video though there won't be many East or West Europeans, who saw in its heyday, pleased to see, (or hear), it flying again.
White Knight was Paul's airplane. It surprises me that it isn't on the ground and more prominent in his museum.
I thought the American Heritage armor museum closed, and all of the collection was sold off
Nope. Re-opened in 2021. No aircraft fly anymore but min maintenance still happening. Several aircraft getting anuals inspections and engine runs. The Mig 29 and F-5 sold. Everything else sold to a Walmart heir three years ago who has not said what will happen to the collection. There are unfinished projects and components round the world tied to this museum.
@@HomemadeAviationMovies I image getting insurance before flying anything from the collection will take a while. The owner already owns other warbirds not in the Paul Allen collection.
Does anyone know who actually owns this project in its current state? Is it Steuart Walton? Or is it the estate of the two deceased Hungarian Craftsmen who were behind it? You would think, in this advanced state of resurrection and manufacture, that someone would pick it up and carry this priceless project to completion. Any additional insights, anyone?
Walton bought the entire collection and there are plans to finish the projects that where in the works when Allen passed and things shut down. Among the projects is the Stuka, Me 262, P-38 Lightning, Fw 189 Owl and a B-17.
@@mypl510 Thanks. That is great news.
We would love to know more information if you have any. Stuart has not made any public mention of his intentions in the three years he has owned this collection. FYI, he didn't buy the whole collection. The Mig 29, F-5, and B-17 were sold separately. Not 100% sure about the B-17 as it is up in Arlington, Pauls private restoration hangar. The completely brand new B-17 tail is sitting in the museum next to the B-25.
@@HomemadeAviationMovies Ears are up and dialed in at FHC/CAM. Yet nothing more to add at this time. First steps will likely be to somehow bolster FHC/CAM Visitor Counts, Revenue flow, and a renewal of active interest in the collection through a resumption of Fly Days for the collection, and renewed, active promotion that the doors are indeed open again. It’s been out of sight, out of the conscious mind for the last 3-4 years, with little active promotion to elevate renewed interest locally, in the greater Puget Sound Region.
@@PowerfulTruth I've noticed a bunch of new revenue streams this summer. FHCAM now sells VIP area tickets for all of its engine runs and tank driving events. Next year private photographers events. These indicate a new approach to creating revenue. I would be interested to know the address of the restoration hangar at Arlington. It's less than an hour from the museum.
Isn't there a much more substantial unrestored airframe in Greece?
+@yerakhunt2918 The example in Greece came out of saltwater and after cleaning it is displayed at the Hellenic Museum.
Amaaaazing, locks pretty complete now dont it? Ready for paint soon?
It already has the desert tan paint that it is supposed to have.
Mh, seems more like a primer. German desert paint schemes were not a plain colorur as far as i know
@@markusv311This airplane is built from the data plate of that wing and tail chunk. The plane was originally that color because it was built for north africa. The germans lost that territory and then sent the plane to russia. The evidence is in that left rear fuselage section that they have on display with all the pieces. FHC has a research team that wants their aircraft perfectly historically correct for either what they are, or what they are trying to be. Thanks for your queries.
Ok, that makes sense. But on this section there is the standard luftwaffe camouflage visible underneath and some desert brown applied over it on the field. But anyway, at the end it will be a beauty, what ever color it has.
Looking forward to see it fully assembled
Yes, the research team followed the history of this plane and the numbers that were painted over as this airplane was transferred and changed units. The evidence is on that rear fuselage skin. I saw a video from Jason head of maintenance there who was describing their discoveries on this airplane. This reconstruction had an unlimited budget and timeline. Safely it’s be factor passed away in 2019 and both builders passed in 2020. I’m not aware of any work that has been done in a few years. I will I back there this winter and do further research. That museum is also having a private viewing for amateur photographers on march 19 2019 for $250 that I might attend. Half the museum will be closed and the ropes will be down.
How can 6000 aircraft just disappear?
+@felipeopinion The Ju-87 was already obsolete in early WW2, so most of them were recycled for raw materials.
I saw this on 18 Oct 2019 and it looked pretty much like this video. Progress is very slow. believed to be a model 87R-4. The original identity is unknown. Unless you know better.
I believe they know it was constructed for service in Africa but they changed their mind and sent it to northern Russia instead. That's why it is painted tan. The owner died in 2019 so work probably stopped at that time as it would have been super expensive. I believe the instrument panel and radios exist, they were rebuilt by a company in Austria. Then in 202 Covid came along and the two main guys that built it passed away. Then in 2021 Paul's sister sold the museum to a Walmart heir. He has not said what he is going to do with it.
+@JamesWilliamson-w8y It has the ID of Ju-87R-4 W.Nr. 6234 lost in April 1942 in the Murmansk area.
The build quality of this replica will be far superior to the original
Miles beyond...
Looks like a project for Kermit Weeks
STEW-KA STEW STEW STEW....as in STU (notice the U in STUKA)? I only made it 1/2 way through the video because he keeps calling it a STIT-KA. If you don't even know what it was called there is no point of making a video. STUKA STEW-KA.
Sorry, you are right. I pledge to drive there again this winter and re-make this video. I have now learned how to pronounce STEW-KA. Also, the further research that this visit inspired has created new knowledge worthy of passing on. I hope you subscribe anyway and see what happens. History visiting with passion is all I have. And an airplane. Soon it is museum restoration hangar visiting by airplane. Stick around.
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Hoffentlich fliegt sie bald. City of London und District of Columbia brauchen mal bisschen Aufmerksamkeit von ihr.
Nice as it is, it’s hardly a ‘reconstruction’ , it’s a replica…
Agreed.
It is a shame that Paul Allen’s estate did not continue his dreams and life’s work by financing the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum. They cashed his fortune and sold the museum. Hope the new owner has the money and drive that Paul Allen had
+@drbichat5229 The new owner is an heir to the Walmart fortune, so funding is there. The museum is getting back open again.
it's not pronunced stuTka, it's stuka
WOW !! one of the most mythic planes from WW2, british after test with it on capturated planes, UK pilots says "it' like to pilot a cow ! " sometimes myths are bigger than reality, anyway all my best wishces of courage to finish what seems to be a B model, like so much the D anti tank model ! today no flying machine, to appreciate a D in combat :
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All Ze b est !
+@bilplaymo6121 A new project will be rebuilding a D model recovered from a lake to flying condition also.
@@FiveCentsPlease inclinated to your work Master ! admiration, and all my support for the end of work guys ! this future flying B is the MOST unique around the world ! I'm very impressed ; )
Stuka.....it's pronouned: "Stooka".
Got it. Sorry.
Shtooka
It's not pronounced "Stutka". It's pronounced Schtooka.
stutka? lol
sorry about that...
Only benefit to uber wealthy is saving history like this. When 100k$ would change my life forever, it kinda sickens me i build our infrastructure yet barely survive. Society is backwards but at least a FEW wealthy ppl use their money to share history with others.