New build Bf 109

[captain.confusion]

Hallo.

a little sensation. There is a small company that builds new Bf 109.
With the original plans and a lot of spezial maschines they will build complete airframes. The only thing the customer has to bring is the engine.

Here are some more links:

From a german Airshow-Magazine:

http://www.klassiker-der-luftfahrt.de/d ... 9.7839.htm

The homepage of the company:

http://www.leichtbau-gmbh.de/

[Michel Lemieux]

Wow...great find.

Seems they've worked on Red7 rebuilt.

Are they any info on the first taker(s)

MYu German ain't soo good.

[RickH]

That's because we won, Michael !

[Holedigger]

Just don't mention the war!


bring your own engine...that's the rub isn't it!

[Michel Lemieux]

bring your own engine...

Ok, we have a few extra R-2800 core sitting around



http://www.xs4all.nl/~tozu/me109/index.htm

Messerschmitt Me-109 V-21 (Source: Die Deutsche Luftwaffe, Willy Messerschmitt)



History
It is not known for certain why Messerschmitt started the development of a radial engined 109. One theory is that in order to open up more export markets a 109 was developed that didn't utilize the strategically important DB 601 engine. Thus a version using the BMW 139 was developed. Another theory is that Messerschmitt wanted to compete with the FW-190 then in development and wanted to offer a fighter using the same BMW 801 engine. Only because this was not yet ready was a BMW 139 engined aircraft designed first.

What is for certain is that in 1938 the V-21, used for the development of the E-series was modified to take a BMW 139 engine, a copy of the Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp. A new forward fuselage was designed from frame no.6 forwards, enabling the fitting of the radial engine. A new full vision "bubble" canopy was fitted, similar to the canopy of the Me-262. The aircraft flew in 1939.

X-0 (1940)
The second radial engined 109 was a modified F-1 airframe, fitted with a fuselage similar to the V-21 with the BMW 139 engine. The Me-109X used the BMW 801 however. The aircraft flew in September 1940 and was tested by the RLM. The RLM decided however that the FW-190 was performing well and that there was no need for a similar powered fighter. Therefore the program was ended in 1941.

[retroaviation]

I like it! The fuselage doesn't have that slab sided look with the round engine either.

Gary

[captain.confusion]

O.K.

I think it is not good talking about war. Warbirds are a piece of the technical history. Today a Messerschmidt can exist "next door" to a P51 or Spitfire and this is good.

The Bf 109 V21 had a P&W Twin Wasp with 1200hp.

Tomorrow I will spend some time to give you further informations in English if anybody is interessted in.

[Holedigger]

A lot of engine with a very light airframe. Looks like the widened fuselage would have allowed for a bit more cockpit space, I understand it was a "snug" fit. What would that configuration do to the power to weight ratio? Performance?

[bluehawk15]

Herr Confusion,

Wieviel kostet der Flugzeug?

[captain.confusion]

Herr Confusion,

Wieviel kostet der Flugzeug?

I really don't know.

[Michel Lemieux]

Tomorrow I will spend some time to give you further informations in English if anybody is interessted in

For sure

[Michel Lemieux]

Gary wrote

I like it! The fuselage doesn't have that slab sided look with the round engine either.

Gary

For what ever reason Gary....as I was typing my post......I was sure you would chime in & agree

[Chris]

Any chance they could widen the gear?

[A2C]

Somebody please mention where the swastika goes on the tail, and let's go on and on about the war.

Anyway, looks remotely like a ki-84, but I like the ki-84 better.

[captain.confusion]

Here some further information. Please excuse my English is no more the best.
The two brothers who are the owners startet with a company for regular metal mechanics. Then they get infected by the 109-virus. And then they specialize on the 109. The first parts developed in the year 2000. They have a lot of cnc-mschines and what is much more important, they have the original drawings of the 109. So they were able to digitalize the parts, put them in a CAD-System and rebuild every part of the 109. The parts have an extemly high quality.
Help vor other 109-projects is mandatorily. After the landing-accident of the „red 7“ they helped with spare parts and with a mounting jig. They also produce spare parts fort the 109s of the Messerschmidt-foundation. After the landing-accident of the G-10 (Black 2), they have the wings and other parts for repair. After the second emergancy-landing of the „red 7“ they bulid spare parts, for example the sheets fort he oil-coolant-radiator.

The first series will be 7 aircraft.
The question is always the engine. For shure, one or two of the aircraft will get an original 605 engine.

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