Ju-87? (photo)

[wls3]

Was reading in first edition of Warbird Digest about attempts to
duplicate Stukas (Ju-87) for the Battle of Britain Movie. I then recalled
this photo I took outside the National Warplane Museum about
5 Years ago. I looked up the N# but didn't learn much.
Anybody have any info?

Thanks,
Bill

[AirJimL2]

That is Dick Kurzenberger's scale replica. Don't remember the scale, but it was based a Elmira for years.

Just found this too:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_i ... 1017&key=1

Didn't know about the accident.

Jim

[mrhenniger]

Here is what I have in my notes...

Model: Junkers Ju-87B-2 Stuka
C/N: 2 *replica
C/R: NX87DK
Owner: Richard H. Kurzenberger
Codes: "T6+KL"
History: Ju-87-B2 replica (1987), NX87DK, crashed (2000/5)
Notes: The replica in this picture is a 7:10 scale.

Doesn't add much, but it does provide the scale.

BTW... If the c/n is accurate does this imply there is another similar scale replica?

Mike

[marine air]

The photo is a scaled replica which I first saw at Oshkosh in the mid seventies. As I remember it , I believe it is a 5/7 th's scale all metal replica. It may have been built using JURCA plans but the guy was a sheet metal fabricator and the aircraft is indeed all metal! It has a WALTERS inverted 6 cylinder engine of around 260 horsepower. It has passed hands a few times and I last saw it in Trade- A- Plane a few years ago and it a couple hundred hours on it.
For more definitive information someone that has the old Sport Aviation magazines from the late seventies could get more accurate info. It was featured a couple of times.

[DazDaMan]

IT's not a Jurca plans aircraft at all - far as I'm aware, Jurca never made plans for the Stuka.

It was designed by a guy called Louis Langhurst, built to 70% scale, and powered by a Lycoming engine.

More info from: http://www.geocities.com/hjunkers/ju_mus5.htm#m_ju87

[wls3]

This last website seems to clear up some of the confusion.
First it answers Mike's question. There were 2 built.
One in the late 70's and the other (seen pictured above which
we now know crashed) in the late 80's.
Still the one in the photo above is clearly N87DK / T6+AD not T6+KL
as listed on this site and in Mikes notes.
Thanks.

Bill

Hi
look's better than the BoB film ones they were converted from three percival proctor's G-AIAE, G-AIED & G-ALGK

[Seafuryfan]

Try this link (Proktuka):

http://forum.airforces.info/showthread. ... light=JU87

or this one (Flying Russian Stuka):

http://forum.airforces.info/showthread. ... light=JU87