FHC's FW-190 A5 Start up and taxi test

[AndreiTupolev]

I feel sorry for that 727 in the background, poor old thing.

[pdutube]

3:18 - red shirt blowing around in a BMW tornado.

[psykochevyfan]

this BMW sound is like music to my ears :3

[jfburns41]

Is that the BMW 801??

[FiveCentsPlease]

@jfburns41

Yes, this one is authentic.

[CULVER729]

that propellor optical illusion is caused by the video camera shutter. it is a common occurence

dave

[5561drum]

Will someone explain to me about the propeller rotation. From the sound the engine rpm is not changing that much but sometimes the prop seems to just stop and then turn in the reverese direction.

[pdutube]

@5561drum Good eyes. Most high powered piston aircraft have a propeller lever, along with throttle and mixture levers. The FW190 had an advanced engine power lever for its day. What you are seeing no doubt, is the pilot cycling the power lever. The propeller changes pitch and the engine adjusts its RPM to maintain the power setting. The camera catches the RPM change but the engine doesn't labor any differently.

[BadMichael1984]

Is this a A5 model?I think this is a JG54 paintscheme.This Fw 190 paintscheme is from the eastern russian front.How about it fights with a Yak or Lavochkin :)

[FiveCentsPlease]

@BadMichael1984

Yes this is a JG54 A5 model lost in July 1943 during a mission to bomb a train and discovered intact in a remote forest in Russia. It's painted with the summer camouflage that the Luftwaffe was using and it has been restored with the colors it had on the day it was lost.

[MrFrontenginedragste]

The BMW 801 sure sounds a lot healthier than the Ash-82!

[sabbathian]

I was always a flight freak, but only got to fly in simulators.... If I had one wish, it would be to fly a 190

[MFGKirchdorf]

☆★☆ BEAUTIFUL ☆★☆ FW190 ROCKS ☆★☆

[lucasmconcordia]

Beautiful BMW801, the only running... and flying! :D

[svobobo]

So the engine is a real BMW and not some Pratt & Whitney radial? You must have had build or custom order many parts if this thing was found from a swamp.

Great job anyway.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@svobobo

Yes it is a real BMW and it's a real wartime Fw190, and the first authentic restoration for a Fw190. The crash was engine failure and the original motor was scorched from heat when they opened it up. This restoration used 6 core engines to build one. Several German restorations flying today also used several engines combined to build a working example and custom parts made as needed. The few Luftwaffe restorations are rare and expensive.

[misfitfiend83]

Taking it from the paint job they want this to represent JG54?

[FiveCentsPlease]

@misfitfiend83

This is a WWII original that flew with JG54 (lost on July 19, 1943), and the only intact Fw190 recovery to exist. It's painted in the JG54 colors that it last flew with, documented from the recovered aircraft. (The EXACT shading of the colors is presently being argued by many, but the patterns were documented and reproduced.) The aircraft is restored as original and is the only authentic Fw190 currently flying.

[kirkconway]

That starter cart must weigh about 300 lbs

by the way that guy was tugging at it hard.

alot of time's it's more of a job getting a plane started, than flying it,

[SilentRazor1uk]

@kirkconway

I think it was a gal pulling the cart, not many men stand like that, or have such a nice shape in overalls...

Otherwise loving this vid... where's Jaffa...

[DeiMuddaSeiMudda]

Nice - er - tail :-D

[CapnCrossbones]

WOW sure looks different now it aint inthat swamp no more lol AWESOME RESTO!

[RocketsSpeedShop]

@1point8turbodub

yes thanks for the vid! subbing! the FHC has some amazing examples in their hangar, the 109, the Polikarpov's, the Oscar and the two 190's. wow, i agree with their reasoning in not flying the D-13 but im so glad to see this one is! and in Eastern front markings of JG54

just wish i wasnt so far away in TX lol

[cuzcooo]

JESUS! THE SOUND OF IT

[SurvivalRicardo]

Many thanks that you show us this wunderful video

of this fantastic original WW2 fighter !

Great to hear its BMW801 sound.

Best wishes from Germany !

[Bergstaller01]

That is some aviation pr0n right there!

[awolb69]

This is it folks, this is the only real fw 190 flight worthy in the world with an original BMW 801 engine! This is NOT a replica> This is the fw 190 that was found near Lennigrad in the Soviet Union in the late 1980's and recovered from a swamp. Freshly restored back to its original colors and configuration. Awsome, thats an engine sound that probably hasn't been heard in over 60 years.

[1point8turbodub]

Really glad everyone likes this video! I'm hoping to make more this summer as the Fly Days start up. :D

Can't wait to see this fly with the P-51!!

[FireballGER]

@1point8turbodub damn man u must be 1 of the most luckyest people if talked to ;-) I love the old warbirds... especial the germans ;-) couse they are so rare ...... so keep an I on here, and I whis u all the best from Germany !!!

[3REMU1]

Wooohaaaa....absolute fantastic to see this beauty "reborn". The sound is simply awesome !!!

[dora9a]

Cool!



[rhett443]

That thing is beautiful!