Tri State Warbird Museum FW190 F-8 first flight 11/12/2019

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:11 pm

Lovely blast of fresh snow in the back of the prop wash.......

Modern cars in the back kinda diminished the moment.

Reminded me of a vid of winter.....

There was one of a P-51 in Sweeden I think....but I cannot find it.

Tks for sharing!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivXgrLq-HNM

DJ Hunt · **Joined:** Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:17 am **Posts:** 37

Very nice. Looks the biz!

Jeff

DarenC1 · **Joined:** Sun May 07, 2006 8:10 am **Posts:** 235

Nice!

What's with the engine cowling? Is it an ASh engine, or BMW?

JohnTerrell · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:30 pm

It has an R-2800 with a downdraft carburetor, hence the scoop on top.

DarenC1 · **Joined:** Sun May 07, 2006 8:10 am **Posts:** 235

Thanks for that, John.

It looked kinda strange to begin with, but I got used to it!

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:47 pm

Quote:

It has an R-2800 with a downdraft carburetor, hence the scoop on top.

John, that is the first thing that popped when I saw the video. Kinda made me think of the FW-190D prototype...the V18. But with the scoop on the other side.

Getting used to the various renditions.....understanding that the array of small rectangular coolers of the original design in the cowling did not work!

So:
- Ex Jerry Yagen with the oil coolers in the wing root
- The one with the Ash TU-2 Engine and cowl
- And this guy......

Best of all....they all fly :drink3:

Look....I am not offended by re-engined Fury's.

So just happy to see a replica fly

Christer · **Posted:** Mon Nov 18, 2019 5:11 am

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Kinda made me think of the FW-190D prototype...the V18.

That's not a D-prototype. The V18 was a C-prototype with a DB603A + turbocharger. The DB and Jumo engines have the scoop on different sides, DB to the left and Jumo to the right. However, in the C-version due to the turbocharger, there is no side-scoop but a belly-scoop.

Zac Yates · **Posted:** Mon Nov 18, 2019 5:43 am

Michel Lemieux wrote:

- Ex Jerry Yagen with the oil coolers in the wing root

Hangar 10's example has the same set up.

Firebird · **Posted:** Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:05 am

JohnTerrell wrote:

It has an R-2800 with a downdraft carburetor, hence the scoop on top.

I bet that's quite 'sporty'

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11319

Rudy Frasca's assembled by Matt Nightingale was the first one with the R-2800, which John Maloney also flies. It has oil coolers in the wing gun bays.

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