Warbird Information Exchange

I 'm hoping the next person who wins the $100M+ lottery here in the States is an eccentric aviation buff!

If so, I'm going to lobby for them to tool up to make new DB-601 / 605 engines. Some excellent aircraft designs would finally be viable candidates for new-production if only the DB was plentiful! The Bf-109 series, Ki-61 Tony, Macchi MC-205 Veltro G55, etc. The surviving Spanish He-111 and Bf-109 variants might see a resurgence with authentic German powerplants available for transplant. FlugWerk's idea of fabricating new 109's might actually take off, and it would make it much easier and affordable to get a couple of the privately owned Me-110 wrecks or other German twin types back into the air as well.

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Rob Mears
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If you've seen anything regarding that fellow in Prescott AZ with the Allison powered Jurca Spitfire, you'd know that engine will fit in a Merlin cowl.

I 've got the actual P-51B loft and a "plan" is already underway. Now to $ave for that Allison.

You are quite right about the P-82, there is not much in common with a P-51H.

Charlie Neely

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Charles Neely

So sorry,

In my excitement I missed 2 whole pages of wishes!
charlie

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Charles Neely

I'd vote for a Do-335.

Gotta love that CLT.

I too ablsolutely hate that all those AH-1 Cobras are getting destroyed. They are all being sacrificed for the sake of political posturing, votes, and placating the "sheeple" in this country who's sense of security is defined by a play of pre-calculated questions and answers put in play by their government. Politicians know that terrorists will always take the easiest path to gain a particular result. Terrorists care about the end game, and waste little time with posturing. That means fertilizer bombs in U-Haul trucks, NOT jumping through government hoops and spending a million bucks just so you can mount an unobtainable minigun on an obsolete chopper. They quicker choose a vehicle with payload capacity, not unlike all the Hueys that did make it through surplus.

It's the ilusion of making a making a proactive difference, i.e. the "black gun" political charade back in 1994. All theater, no substance.

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Rob Mears
'Surviving Corsairs' Historian
robcmears@yahoo.com
http://www.robmears.com

Hell that's easy...

Handley Page Halifax
Bristol Beaufort
Vickers Wellington
A.W Whitley
A.W Albemarle
Short Stirling

Thank you come again.

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Remembering those that served in Bomber Command!

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Whatever happened to... the WIX Westland Whirlwind project?

i'd like to see 5-10 B-36s in the air. Is that too much to ask?

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Jeff

P-61 Black Widow

How about 1 for starters!

I like the big bombers, particularly the B-36, B-47, and B-58.

As for American fighters, the Hawk 75 was a good suggestion. B-26 Marauders and P-61s probably top my list though.

Also, several of you championed the Typhoon, but no mention of the Tempest? I'll take a Centaurus or Griffon-powered ship, but really prefer a Napier Sabre variant. Pretty cowl lines and 4000hp to the prop? Yes please. Also like to see the Lightning in civilian hands...

Be nice to see some Ju-87 and 88s for the Germans, more 190s and 109s in the air too. And I have to show some appreciation for the Albatros and Fokker DVII and DVIII from the Great War. Of course the He 280 for being the first jet bomber (there are already three 262s, the market is flooded )

I'm surprised Japan hasn't taken more interest in their WWII aviation history and worked collectively to put more Nakajima and Mitsubishi (and other) designs in the air. Beautiful, well-built aircraft.

More Yak variants as well. The Russians had a great airplane.

I think Japan would rather forget the "BIGGEST MISTAKE THEY EVER MADE".
Scott......

It seems that Germany has gone the way of realizing they made a mistake and taking steps to make sure it is not repeated...

Japan seems to have just brushed the whole thing under the rug... correct me if I'm wrong but I hear that they like to teach that we started the whole thing and often times don't even teach about Pearl Harbor!

Airplanes to be put back into production;

1) P-51A, with an allison, merlin or even a turboprop. Love the postwar racing paint schemes. Faster, roomier, and more fuel efficient than the D model. Good engine availability.
2) Curtiss P-36 Mohawk variant. a favorite in its day, paint includes polished metal, Pearl Harbor, AVG, or foreign service. Engine availibilty excellent. Room for a second seat.
3) expensive to build expensive operating costs, cramped, can't be made a two seater without changing it's lines dramatically. Popularity unlimited.
4) Mitsubishi Zero, fast, favorite adversary, extremely fun and agile to fly. Excellent powerplant substitution, Impossible to have an original one attend your airshow.
Limited production;
1) Dehavilland Mosquito, unlimited popularity, nonexistent supply. A multi seat supreme aircraft.
2) Junkers JU-87 Stuka. You can't watch a highlight reel without seeing them. May never be an airworthy (post WWII) example.
3) Lockheed P-38, reengineer the bad things out of them that keep them torn up. Limited production would get a few more back in the air.
4) Messerchmitt ME-110. It would be cheaper to build a few from scratch than to try to rebuild 5 or 6 originals. A very significant design not seen airworthy since the war. Would be a big hit at every event regardless of powerplants chosen.
Did I miss any?

Number 3 is the spitfire of course!