Replica Warbirds
Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:15 pm
Replica warbirds seem to be more prevalent in the US than anywhere else!
Anyone got any pics they'd like to share of replica warbirds? I'm expecting Mustangs a-plenty, plus the odd Spitfire, maybe a P-40 here and there...
Anyone got any pics they'd like to share of replica warbirds? I'm expecting Mustangs a-plenty, plus the odd Spitfire, maybe a P-40 here and there...
Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:51 pm
I've posted this several times before, but here it is again anyway........
Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:28 pm
Bob DeFord's N1940K. I'd love to know what the performance is like for this thing, compared to a real Mk.IX...
Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:18 am
Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:31 pm
Great photos. Sure would like to see those birds in person someday. I'm assuming that's a Ranger engine on the Fieseler?
A bit of idle musing ...
A few years ago, I learned about the Fokker D XXI while reading Green and Swanborough's "Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters." The D XXI was a mid-thirties design, a low wing monoplane, but with a steel tube fuselage, wood wings, fixed gear, and fabric covering. A big homebuilt, more or less. Building a D XXI replica would be, if not exactly easy, certainly less challenging than an all-metal type.
With an 825 HP Bristol Mercury engine and a two-pitch prop, the D XXI had a top speed of about 285. Hang a P&W R-1830 with a Ham Standard prop on a replica, and you'd probably get pretty close to 300.
Her's one of the survivors, at a Dutch museum.
A bit of idle musing ...
A few years ago, I learned about the Fokker D XXI while reading Green and Swanborough's "Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters." The D XXI was a mid-thirties design, a low wing monoplane, but with a steel tube fuselage, wood wings, fixed gear, and fabric covering. A big homebuilt, more or less. Building a D XXI replica would be, if not exactly easy, certainly less challenging than an all-metal type.
With an 825 HP Bristol Mercury engine and a two-pitch prop, the D XXI had a top speed of about 285. Hang a P&W R-1830 with a Ham Standard prop on a replica, and you'd probably get pretty close to 300.
Her's one of the survivors, at a Dutch museum.
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:00 pm
DarenC1 wrote:Bob DeFord's N1940K. I'd love to know what the performance is like for this thing, compared to a real Mk.IX...
is Mr Defords aircraft back flying again? i heard it was landed gear up (with relatively minor damage) after a power failure a while back
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:44 pm
It wasn't landed gear up, but he did prang it in pretty good after the engine quit. He did a heck of a job getting it back to the airport. I dunno if he's got it back in the air yet, but I'm sure its pretty close.
Gary
Gary
Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:20 am
AviaS199 wrote:Great photos. Sure would like to see those birds in person someday. I'm assuming that's a Ranger engine on the Fieseler?
A bit of idle musing ...
A few years ago, I learned about the Fokker D XXI while reading Green and Swanborough's "Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters." The D XXI was a mid-thirties design, a low wing monoplane, but with a steel tube fuselage, wood wings, fixed gear, and fabric covering. A big homebuilt, more or less. Building a D XXI replica would be, if not exactly easy, certainly less challenging than an all-metal type.
With an 825 HP Bristol Mercury engine and a two-pitch prop, the D XXI had a top speed of about 285. Hang a P&W R-1830 with a Ham Standard prop on a replica, and you'd probably get pretty close to 300.
Her's one of the survivors, at a Dutch museum.
Is that not a replica itself, or am I confused?? I think there's a survivor in Finland...
In fact, thinking about it, I did see photos of the "replicas" made for the film Soldier of Orange a few years ago - they actually look pretty darn good. They were based on the ubiquitous AT-6 - and they flew!!