Warbird Information Exchange

I found the link to this video by chance, thought some of you might be interested. Enjoy!

Michael

http://vimeo.com/76940898

Another one of 4 !:

http://vimeo.com/77281713

Both vids originally posted on Vimeo by Peter Hossfeld

BTW all 4 Swiss Ju 52 use the original BMW engines, Lufthansa´s D-AQUI has P&W´s installed. (Originally the Ju 52´s could be ordered before the war with different engines installed, several former operators chose P&W´s because of spare parts availability in certain parts of the world)

Nice videos
Thanks Micheal
That first one almost looks like C.G.
I'm sure one would want to choose their days carefully, to fly in mountains like that.

Are there many operators of the BMW engines? How supportable are they? By whom?

Andy

Would like to see more of them on the warbird circuit. Maybe they can be to Europe what the Ford Tri=motor is to the U.S. There are a few JU-52s/CASA 352's around.

Nice videos!

Here is our video of the Military Aviation Museum's Ju 52 during the 2013 Flying PROMS airshow - it was great to see "Auntie Ju" operate at dusk out of a grass strip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6I81n3NB7k

Anthony

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At 1:01: Someone forgot to secure the door!

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Andy, AFAIK Ju Air is the only operator of BMW 132 engines, and they do maintenance and engine overhauls themselves. The 132 is a development (improved one) of the BMW Hornet, itself a licence production of the P&W R 1690 (Hornet A) though in metrical system. Dimensions were quite similar, so operators could choose either BMW`s or P&W`s. Lufthansa`s Ju 52 (ex- Martin Caidin`s) is equipped with P&W R 1340 Wasps, as is South African Aiways`as well as Fighter Factory/MAM one I believe. AJBSalis`collections has the Spanish ENMASA engines AFAIK. This makes 8 flying examples, I guess they are the only ones airworthy.

Michael