Fw190D Engine Runs

Fw190D Engine Runs

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• Fw190D
• Engine
• Runs

[FiveCentsPlease]

@muddstrosity

The Bosch starter can be turned manually by ground crew during rough field conditions or electrically with an external start cart/generator. There's a power plug on the right side near the black cross. Me109s could be started either way was well. This start technique was not limited to Germans. Some US aircraft had similar starting methods (or used as a backup start method.) A newly maintained wartime aircraft would start quicker. This one was missing an important engine part.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@damnonii

Both. They are demonstrating the inertial starter (which can also be turned electrically) and the engine is missing the Kommandogerät control and can only idle. A well-maintained wartime aircraft would probably start easier. The plane was restored again a few years ago and a Kommandogerät was located, but no more engine runs have been performed after rebuild. The plane belongs to a different museum now.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@zacharytanzhiyu

It's a D-13, Fw190 D-13/R11 Werk. No. 836017.

[zacharytanzhiyu]

LOL, this is a D-11, not D-9. It's missing it's twin 13mm machine guns mounted on top of the engine.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@zacharytanzhiyu

A Tempest was tested in mock combat against this D-13 above in June 1945, with an experienced Luftwaffe POW pilot flying the D-13. The conclusion was that they were fairly matched, with pilot skill being important. Although I believe this D-13 had a more powerful engine than a standard D-9.

[hogiesanKenobi]

@zacharytanzhiyu I would have to say that Dortenmann really had a lightweight combat record ,compared to others . He may well have "found"hisself in the D9 . I imagine that being a protective fighter pilot of the Jet bases would have helped his record. Targets were looking his way . Apparently he had no problem despatching a fighter he was no match for ..

[zacharytanzhiyu]

@hogiesanKenobi Should be noted that the German pilot was none other that Hans Dortenmann from III/JG.54 / JG.26. He had 18 kills in the D9 and was the most successful pilot of the type. The aircraft Clostermann was flying was a Tempest, which the D9 was no match for.....And didn't help the fact that none of the pilot's in Dortenmann's gruppe were over 30 years of age.

[hogiesanKenobi]

A single Fw 190D9 shot down and killed Pierre Clostermann's wingman and then shot down Clostermann..  Mustang pilots were spooked by them because of the handling and performance .. and that big shells came from the prop boss. Think that over jimmy boy ..

[DataWaveTaGo]

The Great American P 51

Chief design engineer = Edgar Schumed, from Germany

Only Decent engine = British Merlin, produced under license

Built to meet a British specification in May 1940.

In other words, without the Brits and one German engineer the P51 would never have been born.

[Jimmyblonde1979]

Hahaha, German rubbish. Half an hour to start and it's still not as fast as a P-51. Excellent vid OP, made me smile when the old cow finally fired up for the crowd.

[TheMuffdivr]

Hope those guys cranking that motor ate their Wheaties. lol

[megatwingo]

@neverboardproduction

In this thread is several times said, that this FW190 had an electrical starter.

The aircraft in the video was missing an important part for the motor management.

Sorry, I don´t wanna sound like smart ass, but sometimes it´s helpful to read a tiny part of a thread beneath a video before posting a naive conclusion.

Do you really think, the people who invented the first jets, guided bombs and camera guided rockets can´t equip it´s piston fighters with an electrical starter?