Focke Wulf 190 AWESOME SOUND !!!
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- FW190 Engine startup, fly and taxing at Breitscheid Airshow 2010.
This FW190 is a 1:1 new build replica (very close to the the original aircraft, exept the engine).
The parts came from "Flugwerk" as a kit and "Meier Motors" put it together and made it airworthy.
These new FW190 replicas were sold with a Russian/Chinese ASh-82 14 cyl. 2000 Horsepower radial engine, which was a good match for the rare BMW801 14 cyl. radial engines at a much lower cost. The replicas were designed with a new 3-blade prop, but one of the first examples crashed from a failure in the electric prop control. The 4-blade was a matched prop from the Tu-2 that was substituted while the problem with the new 3-blade was fixed. The 3-blade prop is now back in use.
This aircraft is now flying in the USA. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Full Story on how the Replicas were build:
14 man-years were needed to collect all necessary data prior to the start of the Fw 190 project in 1996.
The Focke Wulf factory in Bremen had been captured by British forces in 1945 and many of the original drawings were stored at the IWM (Imperial War Museum) facility at Duxford. At the direction of Herbert Tischler, a former WW2 Luftwaffe apprentice, David Potter, searched through 80+ wooden “tea chests” to sift through the dusty drawings which had last been viewed/inventoried with handwritten notes in 1947. Everything from full-scale blueprints, fabrication and jigging instructions to flight testing notes and office stationery requisition forms was discovered. Approximately 65-70% of the original main- and GA-drawings drawings required to remanufacture a Fw190 were in the collection. The remaining data was retrieved by means of reverse-engineering, where about 3.5 tons of original Fw 190 wreckage was used to get all critical measurements. At the end of the process, about 34.000 (!) hours were spent to complete the documentation. About 80% of the aircraft structures are also electronically documented, using AutoCAD tools.
The complete aircraft is documented in roughly 8000 individual drawings for the aircraft structures and related systems. This number includes drawings for tools and jigs as well.
More than 970 tools were manufactured in order to fabricate the structures ( needed to stamp ribs etc.).
15 jigs were made to precisely assemble all subassemblies and allow the final joining of the fuselage- and wing structures. Setting up the jigs in order to form an assembly-line occupied the space of two tennis courts.
All hardware conforms to the former German RLM-Standards ( metric ). Even to the point where all countersunk riveting was done with special-made 120° rivets.
The raw materials are equal to or better in all their physical/mechanical/chemical properties than the wartime steel- or aluminium alloys, due to the shortage of strategic alloying ingredients in war-time Germany. No-one should consider flying on an original WWII Fw 190 wing spar, as these are made of inferior materials!
Flug Werk GmbH built thirteen Fw 190 aircraft. The proof-of-concept prototype ( the very first airframe ) went on to become the main-display-item in a Hannover museum. Another “Shortnose” is with the German Luftwaffe Museum in Berlin, which also received a complete wing to supplement their Fw 190 D 9 project. The last two airframes ( Manufacturing Nos. 11 and 12 ) conform to Fw 190 D9/N standards.
The complete structure, the flight control system, as well as the landing gear system can be considered 98% true to the original.
A major task was to fit a proper engine to the airframe. The only worthy substitute for the original BMW 801 is the Russian-designed “Asch 82 T” engine. This powerplant is almost identical to the BMW. It has the same weight, diameter, length, swept volume and is also direct fuel-injected. It has about 200 hp more available at the disposal of the pilot than the BMW 801 D ( @ 1760 hp ). Nevertheless, it is not a copy of the German engine, since it is a technological brainchild of the “Wright Cyclone” in contrast the “P&W Wasp”, being the design-ancestor to the “BMW 801” engine development. Only the fuel-injection seems to have some, assumingly “unwanted”, but obvious German design influence. Yet it is the perfect match for the Fw 190 airframe.
All aspects of the engine-installation were precalculated and proven in theory, such as cooling airflow, the efficiency of the cooling-fan, oil-cooling and a stress-analysis of the newly designed engine mount, by a very skilled stress-analyst and a designer-engineer of the University of Munich’s aeronautical branch.
A complete exhaust system needed to be designed, following the original BMW’s confinements. It comprises of 14 individually formed exhaust stacks.
A computer-animated wind-tunnel analysis was performed in order to define the position of the oil cooler, which is located in the position of the two machine-guns just ahead of the windshield.
A complete stress-report and analysis were performed on the main landing gear legs and its oleo-dampening system as well.
Even the electrically operated gear-uplocks were replicated down to the most minute item. The same company that provided the cyclo-type gearboxes for the retraction of the landing gear during WWII, supplied the same -yet more rugged- reduction drives for the new Fw 190’s.
An original canopy was retrieved from the lake-bed of “Lake Constanz” and was used to manufacture the plug for heat-forming the new acrylic canopies. Both canopy styles were available, the drawn ( A5 to A8 ) and the blown ( F8 / D9 ) style hoods. Since the Fw 190 is a high-performance aircraft, even by today's’ standards, the windshield has kept its original thickness of 50 mm, in order to protect the pilot from any flying creatures which might get in the way of the “Würger”.
The paint is made by the once original war-time paint manufacturer “Warnecke und Böhm”, albeit with modern ingredients, now being epoxy/acryl-based enamels. The company invested a great amount of research and development in order to be able to supply all needed RLM colour-shades in the correct gloss and pigment-count.
The three-bladed propeller was specially manufactured by “MT-Propeller” in Straubing / Germany. The blades are an exact copy of the wooden blades, destined for the Fw 190 A 10 - a “hopped up” version, with the BMW 801 TJ engine of 2000 hp and thus exactly matching the higher output of the Asch 82 motor.
All of the Fw 190 drawings, jigs, molds and tooling used by Flug Werk is now owned by Gosshawk Unlimited in the United States. Gosshawk Unlimited are currently completing a BMW 801 powered Fw190F-8 for the Collings Foundation and were responsible for the restoration of the Flying Heritage Collection’s Fw190A-5.
All in all, it can be stated that the Flug Werk Fw 190 A8/N, as well as the Fw 190 D9/N, are exact copies of the Fw 190 “Würger / Butcher Bird” and after mastering a seemingly endless -and quite discouraging at times- list of tasks, hurdles and setbacks, the firm reproduced one of the most important and the first true multi-role fighter of German WWII aviation. The Flug Werk Fw 190 shall serve as a living example of the once rich and cutting-edge German aviation industry and also keep a living memory of the brave men, who fought in this flying war-horse until the very last hours of an ill-fated war
+PaddyPatrone Are you sure about Herb Tischler's involvement with Flugwerk? Tischer was very involved with the replica Me-262s until there was a dispute with the sponsor organization. He moved on to build a series of Oscars. Flugwerk had much of the design and construction performed in Romania,. with a lot of reverse engineering to replace missing drawings. Their product is not an exact specification copy. They engineered larger fuel tanks made of metal instead the original rubber fuel bladders. The eliminated all hard points for original weapons, probably to comply with manufacturing laws. No armor. So the replica is not as strong as a wartime example. They never fully solved the oil cooling, with customers now placing oil coolers inside the wings with inlet ports on the leading edge for airflow. So the Flugwerk replicas are a good product but far from being an original Fw-190. Customers received an empty airplane shell and an engine, and followed original Fw-190 manuals to complete their airplane or customize as much as they wanted.
Now that was great information, thank you.
That is incredibly fascinating. If you'd make a video with that as narration, I'd be in heaven. Consider it?
Thank you for sharing this.
paddy: a FORMER Luftwaffe ANYTHING does N0T direct a Duxford Caretaker in anything
Amazing......! So an actual Luftwaffe apprentice was involved ? Even better
I'm an American, but that is one bad ass aircraft. They took down a lot of Liberators and Flying Fortresses. 22 year old's shooting at each other, trying to kill one another. RIP guys, on both sides. Jesus.
crazy war, but good technologies came from there.
@@tatotiteta the best technologies :)
Great Mashine. Anyway. Both sides had good pilots, all fought for their family, it would have been better they had hugged these opponents, all the same. Few benefit when war is waged, but they are always the same. Regardless of which side you are fighting on. God with us.
The People on both Sides are History now and soon complete away from this Planet.
World war II, is a great modern war, beatifull in the epic tales, an horror for the fighters and soldiers. RIP boys
there's nothing like the sound of a radial engine....
I could stay here and listen to it all day long
The way that engine chops and gulps air in chunks makes it sound like the Butcher Bird it was. Terrifyingly magnificent.
Kurt Tank got this beautiful aircraft spot on. As everything about it was designed around simplicity of maintainance. Brilliant.
I'm not sure what I like the most, the thunderous sound from the engine or the commentators sounds of approval: YESSS and AYYYE.
Funny hahahhaha
JAAA
Should have been listening to a RR Merlin on full song ?
Lol 😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣
Sounds like someone misses the old days...lol
The sound is that of a true Sky Wolf...vunderbar
Wunderbar....
The 190 A8 is the plane my Grandpa had in ww2.
Mine had a focke wulf 190 f8 variant. And it was my great uncle, not grandpa I guess.
A so elegant machine ,and was so deadly ... marvelous warbird !
I can barely fly the damn thing in IL-2 sturmovik.
Booming and zooming!!
DZ I have an rc plane of the focke wulf 190. Such a joy to fly
Elegant wasn't the furst thing that came to mind but a beautiful machine it is.
Good old german sound
For me, I find the FW-190's appearance attractive because they are perfectly proportioned. The more you look at them, the better they look.
They don't have the graceful, almost female lines of a Spitfire, but every line seems to fall right into place. A strong, purposeful, eye-catching design.
dude's seduced by a plane lol
And very very fast
Like BMW 😉
@@michaelopielka179 some had a bmw radial engine 🙂
If you look closely at the development of the Fw190 A thorough D/E you'll see the mf go from perfectly proportionate to proportionately cursed
The announcer guy haha *"AYyeee.... YEAHH!!!"*
German Porno Movie!
Cant be; the pilot has no mustache!
Was für ein Sound und hat vielen Deutschen im Bomberkrieg das Leben gerettet mit ihren Abschusszahlen. Danke!!!!
One of my favourite planes of WW2! Somthing so beautiful & yet designed to be so deadly!
Gänsehaut pur ! Das beste und schönste Flugzeug das Deutschland je besaß in dieser Epoche
One of the best sounds ever.
Man this is a beautiful War Bird..... lucky enough to see a 190 and a 109 flying together at Duxford one year...I had no idea the 190 was so powerful on take off...
Music to my ears.
That too of course : )
and the exhaust must smell like fine perfume
THE FOCKE WULF 190...WONE OF MY FAVORITE WARBIRDS, BUT!! WITHOUT THE FASCISM AND BULLETS.... I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS SOME PRIDE THAT GERMANY CAN HAVE, WITH THEIR WW2 WARBIRDS..... THEY HAD THE EDGE ON TECHNOLOGY, AND IT IS CLEAR, THAT THERE TOP BRASS IN THE NAZI PARTY WERE ALL SO INCOMPETENT......
So sexy
Julian V. Yeah, but the top pilots of wwii were German. 1 and 2. 3rd was an American though
Love the Butcher Bird ........man that Pilot was rockin & rollin .......NICE !
What a plane! Just something unique about a 190 that sets itself apart from all the warbirds, Thanks for the post!
I kinda get chills from the sound of these things! Awesome machines, FW 190, Me 109, Spitfire, Mustang. But, those were some of the saddest times in human history...the saddest by far in terms of casualties and suffering. Forgive...but never forget.
Yes, Ari. War IS always the lowest point in human history. This is not about war. THIS is about the fact that several people decided to restore a machine of war although yes, the machines were in the war, they'd restore them to new condition so none of us would forget the war!! Go look at New Zealand's group that builds perfect replicas of 100 year old airplanes! These guys put hours of love into what they do!
I do admire the people who keep the wings of history flying. A great (and sad) history it is. Love 'em warbirds! And its nt like they'll ever go to war again. "i don't know with what weapons WW3 will be fought, but WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein.
You left out the most awesome sound of them all, the P&W R-2800 bolted to the firewall of the P-47 and F4U.
Ari Lehtiniemi bf 109*
Don’t wanna be pedantic but it kinda pains me when people use Me. As much as Messerschmitt designed the aircraft it was manufactured by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke at the time.
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Brutal song from the engine. I really love these old WW2 fighter!
apart from its unfortunate circumstances - people killing each other on a ridiculous scale - the WWII fighter pilot era is fuckin' awesome. just as the golden age of the pirates, or the wild west. rockstars and badasses of their time, i absolutely love it.
well put monkeyside. And remember the jet age enshrined the best from a number of nations as the "Best of the Best" in piston engine aircraft.
I don't like wars but I LOVE machines, and there were some fantastic machines built in WWII. I do find it a bit depressing that it takes a war to drive such brilliant innovation - there is no good reason why we can't have such a spirit in peacetime - but fucking hell, I'm fascinated by the machines used by both sides of this war. I think machines are neutral; they aren't good or evil. The things people use them for might be, but the machines themselves can be truly beautiful.
Well can def see why war was necessary for these beauties to come about...a "small" one man plane outside of war is only really useful for recreation (maybe surveying, but satellites are killing that off).
I’m that one guy who looks at a focke wulf 190 and calls it sexy
what's super impressive is how fast the war pushed innovation in aviation forward. We went from biplanes to jets in a span of 15 or so years
I don't think there has ever been an order of magnitude jump in technology like that before at any point in human history
Awesome piece of engineering. Congratulations on those that work for the preservation of this piece of history and its engineering.
I love the sound of those old fighters!
sadly, i think there is only one FW 190 left flightworthy with the original BMW 801 engine. unless some more restorations have been successful recently that i have not heard of. All of these reproduction and restored aircraft use alternative engines that dont capture the true purr of BMW perfection.
Unless your a polish Spitfire pilot.........
I remember my grand dad telling me about this plane when I was a kid. He was a gunner on a B-24. He was wounded by an attack by one of these FW-190s over Holland in 1943. He lost three of his fingers on his right hand. They feared the FW-190 cause of the 4 20mm cannons they had that could rip a bomber in two with one pass. Hsaid the German pilots were very brave cause they would come in close and he also said they were very good pilots. This is my favorite WW2 fighter behind the P-51D Mustang.
My dad (Francis X.) was in the 95th Bomb Group in WW2 flying B-17s out of Horham. He was on the first raid of the Bremen factory where they produced the FW-190. If you know history, the USAF got their butts beat badly trom the FW -190s and their 20 MM cannons using frontal assult. My dad talked about the Bremen raid and the Luftwaffe alot. During the raid, the top turrent gunner took a direct hit and my dad (waist gunner) had to remove him and try to save him. (Gave him a shot of morphene.) He died after they got back to base.
In the NBC War film "All the Fine Young Men" at the 2:13 mark there is video of the ground crew unloading the injured gunner from the B - 17 at Horham and my dad in his flying gear watching them. If you look closely, you can see blood splatter on my dads face and jacket.
MX Shamrell
A8/r2 Versionen waren sogar mit 2 30 mm Kanonen unter den Flügeln ausgestattet plus zusätzlicher Panzerung.
Will mir nicht vorstellen egal ob 20 oder 30 mm wie es ist wenn die He Munition so einen Bomber in Stücke geschossen hat.
A beautiful machine.
Love the butcher bird! Twas the first model plane I built with my dad. Loved painting it and putting the stickers on!
The aerial profile just looks so sleek...so...lethal. Awesome.
the commentator is really enjoying this lol
I love when it flies by and he just grunts "JA" instead of providing commentary
I half-expected to hear, "Deutschland uber alles !"
@Blauer Elefant You can sing the 'Deutschlandlied' as much as you want, not forbidden at all. Other songs like the 'Horst Wessel Lied' are, though.
Blauer Elefant banning a song, that’s effective! “But mah eeevil natzees”
Blauer Elefant nein ich bin Deutscher
That sounds and looks freaking amazing!!!!
Has a good sound...Quite an amazing accomplishment for a Master plane builder.
Great sounds, and great filming of flight maneuvers!
That round sound we love, gives me goose bumps!
Love WW2 aircraft...beauty...character...power...no airplanes from any other era can compare.
You have to admit it looks fabulous up there
F.w.190 wat a beast I just love the sound of the 190.for get the rest this was the beast of w.w.2
imagine how awesome it would be with an entire squadron of them with the old WWII alert siren.
scary not awesome !!!!
Thomas BRUNEL
Scary and Awesome!!
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Lenny Face !
Would be pretty scary!
Just watch out for SPITFIRES&HURRICANES
My grandfather was a navigator in a Halifax in World War 2 and they were shot down by two FW190s. He told my mum that he was never more scared of a plane than he was when the 190 shot them down. He said it only took two passes and they were on their way down. The second 190 didnt even have to to attack.
Cathy Farger is he still alive? :)
Trup. Those planes were one of the bests of the ww2
They also made a mess of the B24/B17
Apollo Gaming P51Ds beat out FW 190 As though... How is it the best when there were planes with better performance.
@@BARelement The 190 C and D series planes were on par with the P-51.
Cool video thanks for posting this. Love that piston driven sound either inline or radial all good!
what a nice thing to can see today this beautiful planes flying.
beautiful plane. awesome sound.
absolutely gorgeous bird !
Good video-the FW190 was a real beast of a fighter.
190 so beautiful - and it's arguably best sounding of all ww2 fighters
BEAUTIFUL plane!!! I simply love the WWII era Luftwaffe aircraft. I've always wished I could own an FW-190A4 or Me-109e. Great stuff guys.
My favorite prop fighter is still the Corsair but many would say this is the best prop fighter in WW2 hands down.
I like to think of the P47 Thunderbolt as being the American equivalent to the FW190. Both planes were well armored and could absorb a lot of damage. Both planes were also heavily armed and deal out plenty of punishment to the opposing side and were well able to carry enough ordinance to serve as effective CAS.
Overall, these two planes were very solid aircraft.
That’s a sexy bird right there, and what a lucky pilot to be able to fly such a rare piece of history.
Whoever brought that back to life I thank you
+Black Melkey It's a new construction replica.
I think it is a sweet airplane!!! I would love to fly one!
the most underrated warbird of any war ever! so awesome.
Underrated? It's generally considered to be one of the best fighters of ww2.
Many think It's the best.
It was very good but it had limitations
One great old German warbird she was, ... the 190.THX for the 👍🏼awesome video.
Saw this flying at omaka 2019, sounds brutal!
Just added this to my favorites. Great video. Thanks for not adding music too!
My most important rule by editing videos is "never ever put musik over AWESOME SOUND " ;)
3:00 - 3:23 omg love it
Visited 3 weeks ago again my old German friend at the Bodensee who flew Me 109's and this FW's. Amazing stories he have to tell. He was hit in his engine by the Russians in '45 close to Berlin and was able to bail out. his favorite Focke Wulf was the D version with liquid cooled V12 so he was finally able to go flat out without overheating
What a beautiful sound
What an awesome fighter! It's cool to see all these years later after WWII that all great axis and allied aircraft can be appreciated by all sides for what they are!
I love it, love it, love it!!!
that sound is chilling, i love it
Quatre fois que je regarde et je ne me lasse pas , super pouce bleu . Jacques
Kurt Tank really knew what he was doing. The Butcher Bird in my opinion up to a certain altitude simply peerless and the best. Just look at it! Beauty incarnate. Even the Ta152 could not make it ugly.
....Gorgeous!!!
Once again a brilliant vid. Thank you.
Lovely audio..bmw music to my ears😊thank you for up loading
"Und jetzt: Geniessen Sie den Sound der Focke Wulf!" ... schon dabei ^
It sounds so deep and aggresive >:D
Flew the R/C 1/4 scale model of the 190 and it was truly the best flying model I have ever flown.
Hammergeil! Sound und Flugeigenschaften! Top!
in WWII the allies called it "the Butcher Bird". looks and sounds badass
My dad (FX Shamrell) was in B -17s with the 95th Bomb Group in WW2. He talked alot about the FW -190s and their 20mm cannons. The 20mm bullets had a charge in them and exploded on impact and tore the shit out of everything they hit. He was on the first Bremen FW - 190 factory raid and the USAF got their asses kicked. Look it up. MX Shamrell
Heilige Scheiße! EInfach nur geil! Awsome Sound - da wurde nicht zu viel versprochen!
vulgarität-nein!
One of my favorite WWII fighters, along with Mitsubishi A6M Zero, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Corsair F4U, P51 Mustang, Spitfire, YAK 3 and Lavochkin LA-7.
About the FW 190, this BMW 801 Engine is WONDERFUL. The BMW logo makes perfect sense.
Awesome - moreso in the air than on the ground. Thanks.
Um dos melhores caças alemães da Segunda Grande Guerra.
Absolutely beautiful! It bugs the hell out of me that it doesn't wear 100% accurate markings but one day that'll change.
No it wont.
Nope, the swastica will always be forbidden due to hate and racism spreading people, using it as a symbol for their fanatic and anti democratic goals, just like in the 30. So as long as this mindset exists and symbols like this are used, never will a german flying plane wear it again.
If you don't understand, just think about a white obviously german man like me, waving the flag of the confederate, wearing a white robe, simply walking through....... (insert an american city with a high percentage of black citizens..please don't say this is political incorrect^^).
@@d.f.9140 The peaceful buddhists would disagree.
Well wasn't the Buddhist sign reversed
@@d.f.9140 Seems you're right. Never knew that. Doubt many would take note of that tho.
beautiful to watch and hear!
Fucking Awesome. There's an old printed interview, i read years ago, with the German designer and he mentions the flight controls were designed to feel very light even when high loads and G-forces were placed on them. Such a great plane that was never reaching it's full potential due to wartime difficulties etc
Gotta love the Butcher bird
Absolute gorgeous quality!
Also hi from Greg's video.
What a beauty. Thanks for posting this video!!!!..
He did fined in russia
Nice ✌ Sounds like a Birthday day gift 😁
Sehr schön
Стальные красавцы!
Алюминиевые)))
Great to see a 109 flying with it! Awesome.
Now that is _dedication_ and _determination_
BMW or not, it is great to see the airframe in flight!
Vrooooooommmm love it :D
A beautiful design and build.
I had seen this old warbird in GILLESPIE FIELD in EL CAJON back in the year of 2014 and it was a shock just seeing this fly around the field.
Kurt Tank built a war horse, not a race horse like Willy Messerschmidt's.
better you can t say it :D
Yeah...Tank was a cavalryman during 'The Great War' & he knew that thoroughbreds needed lots of care but the rugged old plow horse could do the job regardless of conditions.
Dorothy Gale Yeah an awesome fast diving hearty machine. Reminds me A lot of the American P. 47 thunderbolt tough and heavily armed unbeatable in a dive!!!
I think both the Fw 190 and the P-47 have a lot in common: heavily armed (Fw 190 A-8 was armed with 4 x 20 mm cannons and 2 x 13 mm machine guns; the Jug was armed with 8 x .50 caliber machine guns), ruggedly built, radial-powered and versatile (both planes were used as ground attack and fighter-bombers.) And the wide tracked landing gear looks great on the both of them.
With her radial engine and armored cockpit the 190 was the equivalent to the republic P47.Both used radial engines and could take massive punishment and still bring its pilot home.
In memoriam Eric Hartman, Joachim Marseille
BBela: Both flew Bf109s
of which both were no Focke Pilots.
@@melchiorvonsternberg844 source
@@melchiorvonsternberg844 all i read was him Being in the Jagdgeschwader 52/53 which consisted of bf109s
@@steiner4864 I read this, many years ago. Idon't remember...
Fabulous video. Thanks
that first roll dive in, illustrates how the guns would not lose sight of target even during roll, wow.
Excellent as a Jabo..
As with our P-47
It is amazing what Germany did with these using only low test gas. 80 something octane while the usa was using high test gas 100 octane.
BMW of course!
We also had 115/125/135/145 and an experimental 150 octane fuels.
That's german engineering for you.
Wrong, the Americans were using anything from 100 to 150 octane fuel! This gave them a huge power advantage over the German aircraft even though they had a larger displacement engine for instance, the BF109 had a 37 litre versus the P51 which had a 27 litre Rolls V12.
Actually 140 octane - the purple stuff!
I really like this sound of radial engines!
Love it. Absolutely awesome. Iconic
Can't find the quote for some reason, but I'm pretty sure Chuck Yeager referred to FW190's as "those God-damn winged tanks that could've taken in more bullets than a heavy cruiser and keep on flying as if nothing was the matter". :)
It would be nice to see some of these WW2 aircraft at airshows fitted with either guns firing blanks during a display or at least replica guns with simulated fire (electrically fired running on hydrogen+oxgen gas.Doesn't sound/look as good,but it's better than nothing!!).
All WW1/WW2 aircraft are fantastic in their own right,but to actually see them fitted with guns and to hear them fire would add another whole dimension to a display
silver760 There is a P-51 owned in America that has real .50 cal installed for live fire, but videos only show them test fired on the ground. I am sure BATFE and FAA regs restrict live fire of machine guns on civilian owned aircraft while operating in the air.
Someone will get it right
Unfortunately, blanks create FOD at airshows.
Some P-51 owners used to have propane systems in their aircraft. But, they have had them removed for safety reasons
Air shows are dangerous enough without adding any
ammunition!
Thanks for posting this video!!!
Beautiful aircraft!