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Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:05 pm
Great find Brandon
Which does bring an opportunity for a question I had.
What are the purposes of the fins on the prop hub on Argus powered German birds of that area ?
It seems they have a slight angle

Does it powers the pich meachanism ?
Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:07 pm
The differential in speed between the dome and the prop hub turns a pump I believe. As I recall the system works to maintain a fixed blade angle of attack rather than a fixed RPM.
The Zlins with the inline engines have the same configuration.
Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:12 pm
i'd hate to be the window washer on the fw189! ! as to the other pics it gives an entire new perspective to the war. being jewish, it hits me a little harder. i've never seen these rare pics. many thanks.
Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:22 pm
i'd hate to be the window washer on the fw189! ! as to the other pics it gives an entire new perspective to the war.
Maybe that's what Goering did for fun that is when he wasn't crossdressing.
Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:27 am
Brilliant bunch of pics aren't they
Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:59 am
Nicely done.., thanks!!!
Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:35 am
Looks like a B-25 on the ground in one of those pics???
Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:01 am
It's a German B-25, the flying pencil..
Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:45 am
Oscar Duck wrote:Looks like a B-25 on the ground in one of those pics???
Just over the right engine nacelle...maybe a coupla Russian lend lease 25's.
Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:52 pm
Just over the right engine nacelle...maybe a coupla Russian lend lease 25's.
No they aren't. They are Do-217's. Look at the one in the same picture in the side view, it has a tail wheel.
Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:50 pm
Does Paul Allen have the FW-189 from Russia that was being restored to airworthy in the UK? I heard he did , but I am unsure.
Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:01 pm
lestweforget wrote:Does Paul Allen have the FW-189 from Russia that was being restored to airworthy in the UK? I heard he did , but I am unsure.
That is the last update I heard about it too.
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