Legends 09 ( FW 190)

[JEM60]

Flying Legends, Duxford.

Flying Legends at Duxford today. Only one word to describe it. BRILLIANT. Slickest, best flown show in the world. No change there then! Give yourself a big treat and go there tomorrow. You couldn't possibly regret it. I'm off to Oshkosh, Wisconsin next week, where the numbers may be bigger, but the quality of the flying poorer. Set the video for the German G.P. and do Duxford tomorrow.

[cptcollins]

I have a slot there tomoz. Weather today not great, tomoz is better. Forcast SCT030 with TEMPO SHRA which is ok. Did much fly today?

[JEM60]

Absolutely everything flew. The show was completely unaffected by weather. By 2pm it was warm, and by three pm onwards there were large sunny periods. We wore shorts and no sweaters throughout afternoon. Top Legends display. and I have seen all of them.

[Witty User Name]

Do you think I will be able to book a slot to fly in tomorrow? Late notice I know but maybe worth a shot?

[Batchy]

Just a select few before I put the batteries back on charge for Sunday.

I apologise for the Fw 190 overload, but to most there this was the ultimate star of the show.

Batchy.

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

yer not wrong there mate, thanks much. Realise its not a real butcher bird, but its as close as we mostly might get.

[Agaricus bisporus]

What engine is on that FW190?

It looks real enough to me...

[By George]

I agree with 'Agaricus', it's real enough and technically a 're-build', not a replica. Even the engine is a design based on the original. Flug-Werk have my admiration. Well done chaps. (any chance of a lend, would love to fly past the Fleet- Managers office window, upside down in one of those).

[Batchy]

Loads of images to work through but here are few more.

Batchy

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by Agaricus bisporus

What engine is on that FW190?

Russian Shvetsov ASh-82T 1900hp 14 cyl 2 x row radial, which is NOT a Russian copy of the original BMW 801 radial engine.

[Rainboe]

Most excellent pictures!

[treadigraph]

Batchy, stunning pics mate - quite the best I've seen.

I'd always thought that the Flug Work 190s were completely new reproductions rather than being built around any original parts. Whatever, it looked and sounded magnificent. Shame that we couldn't have had a duo...

A huge bouquet to TFC for putting on a fantastic show against the odds. They are obviously more persuasive with the weather gods than with the CAA, whose timing has been rather unfortunate. I hope that new permits are issued very quickly now so that the rest of the fleet can be giving an airing or six before winter gloom descends upon us all again.

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by treadigraph

I'd always thought that the Flug Work 190s were completely new reproductions rather than being built around any original parts.

Correct, with the exception of the tail wheel assemblies IIRC, these being the only original parts used as they found a batch of them stored somewhere IIRC.

There are some significant differences from the original design though, hence the problem of not getting UK-CAA certification.

[terrain safe]

Did it depart Duxford about 5:20PM this afternoon? Saw a rather sleek, pretty rorty aircraft pass over Linton about 5:30PM heading east. Never seen a Fw190 airborne before and it was a way away but it looked and sounded loverly.

[mr fish]

so, me 262, fw 190,
whats next on your german second world war wish list??

dornier 335 arrow would get my vote

[Batchy]

A further selection from the magnificent Legends show, more to follow.

Batchy.

[treadigraph]

Terrain, the Fw190 was seen heading home over Kent yesterday (not by me) with the gear down - result of a problem with the tail wheel not locking down properly after the balbo flight on Sunday.

Thanks GeeRam.

[OpsSix]

Blimey the quality of those shots is quite something!

What camera and lens did you use?

[Mr_Grubby]

Those pictures are just fantastic.
Well done.

C.

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

OpsSix.. Sure as hell wasn't an EOS20 like mine!!