Messerschmitt Bf 109 reference

[Enzo the Magnificent]

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[vppelt68]

About surviving Finnish Air Force Messerschmitts!

 

Here are a few links to real veteran MT-452 on display in Utti:

https://www.ilmailumuseot.fi/tuotteet.html?id=20825/249156

https://ilmakilta.info/mersu.php

 

Here is a link to MT-507 on display at Tikkakoski, in the Air Force Museum:

https://ilmavoimamuseo.fi/virtualmuseum/

The Mersu is plane number 11; click it and you get a good 360^o view from the cockpit 🙂

 

 

 

[vppelt68]

Finnish G-6:s in short, how they came here in 1944 (first written in Marklo's build thread).

 

111 "G-6":s made it all the way to Finland.

They were numbered MT-401...513

3 were stranded on route due to mechanical problems and never made it here. They were -473, -474 and -514.

Of the 111 planes, 2 were of G-6/AS (MT:s -463 and -471) and 2 were of G-8 (-462 and -483) type. They were used as the other, real G-6:s.

36 aircraft had the early, boxy three piece canopy, including both the G-8:s.

75 aircraft had the later two piece Erla-canopy, including both the G-6/AS:s.

"About" 57 aircraft (I did a too quick count) had the high tail. 30 of them were metal, the rest of wooden construction.

"About 111-57=" 54 aircraft had the low metal tail.

14 aircraft came equipped with the /R6 20mm wing cannon gondolas. Many had them soon removed, changing less firepower to more agility; some carried them through the war.

All G-6/R6 aircraft were equipped with low metal tails, and all except -436, -448 and -453 had the Erla-canopy.

The morane-antenna and FuG 16ZY radio was found in nearly all late summer delivered  aircraft, beginning with -486 minus -491, -498 and -511.

The -502, -506...-509 came equipped with the high tail wheel mount.

All aircraft came equipped and were ferried here with the ETC rack and a drop tank. Most had them immediately removed, before entering combat sorties.

There were low tail aircraft with boxy and Erla canopies, there were high tail aircraft with boxy and Erla canopies. All were delivered between March and August 1944.

V-P

[Ray_W]

I wondered about the tension on the aerial wire for my latest 109 build with an open canopy where the aerial post is mounted to the Erla Haube hood. What happens when the canopy opens - tight or loose? 

 

The aerial wire was attached to the canopy lock so when the canopy lock was released the wire fell loose and then when the canopy was swung open it had sufficient slack to allow the canopy to swing open and any additional slack required was taken up by the aerial wire tensioner springs. So at rest canopy open the wire was taut.

 

 

This is very well shown right at the end of this video (7:27). You will also see the canopy lock inside the canopy and wire attached. 

 

 

One of those little things you may find of interest.

 

Ray

[GREG DESTEC]

Thanks for posting the video Ray👍

 

It's great to see and hear the real thing in action. Do you know if Swartz 2 is a restored subject of a reproduction? Either way it's an impressive aircraft.

 

Cheers Greg

[Ray_W]

1 hour ago, GREG DESTEC said:

Do you know if Swartz 2 is a restored subject of a reproduction?

 

Hi Greg,

Based on a Ha-1112 and running a DB605. I would say "close enough".

Ray

[Bill Davis]

Photos of a BF-109 g10 I took at the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio, 2019'

[Carts]

And now for something completely different ,Avia's at Prague\Kelby air museum, the display area is massively crowded, but well worth a visit, pictures taken in  2018.

Two seater trainer

 

 

 

 

Single seater