Hi Guys,
Borrowing Jeff Hunt's idea of a thread dedicated to photographs on particular subjects he's taken, I thought I'd start my own. Like many of you, detail fascinates me and I enjoy getting close to historic and classic aircraft (not just warbirds) and I thought I might share photographs of some of these that I have taken over the years with you. I'll be posting detailed shots of different aircraft at different times, with no concessions to regularity or frequency, so keep an eye out. The majority of the images I'll be posting will be scans of photographs, so will not be the best quality. So without further ado, welcome to my walkaround thread.
This first subject is one that is of particular interest to me and I have spent considerable time examining and researching this aircraft. It's one that needs little introduction and appears on this forum often; the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. I chose this aircraft to be my first subject, because last year I put up a few images of the Me 163's cockpit on a thread and promised I would put more. Forum member T Bird (Glenn) expressed an interest, but to date I've yet to do so, so, here you go, Glenn - I've finally gotten a round tuit (what is a round tuit? It's a device you need in order to do what you said you would!)
These images are of four surviving Komets, the majority of them being of Me 163B-1a Wk Nr 191659 in Scotland. The other aircraft are 191904 in Berlin, 191316 in London and "120370" in Munich.
Side views; 191659 top and 191904 bottom.
Nose; the hole just above the skid is the tow cable attach point.
Tail.
Exhaust.
Trestle point on LH underside forward of tail wheel. The hole is a lifting point.
Fuel drains from RH side looking forward.
RH lower gun access.
LH gun port.
LH fuselage filling point under cockpit. Compressed air at 130 atu pressure and hydraulic fluid.
Ground power point RH nose.
Radio aerial.
Ammunition storage from RH looking forward, 60 rounds per gun.
T-Stoff refuel door.
C-Stoff refuel access RH.
RH engine inspection door.
Powerplant was one Walther HWK-109-509A bi-propellant rocket motor. This particular motor is unique; although an it is an HWK 109-509A2 variant, it is a ground test example only and is fitted with a non-standard T-stoff cooling system. Note the large duct protruding downwards from the motor section.
The thrust chamber.
Next, wings, wheels and cockpit.
Borrowing Jeff Hunt's idea of a thread dedicated to photographs on particular subjects he's taken, I thought I'd start my own. Like many of you, detail fascinates me and I enjoy getting close to historic and classic aircraft (not just warbirds) and I thought I might share photographs of some of these that I have taken over the years with you. I'll be posting detailed shots of different aircraft at different times, with no concessions to regularity or frequency, so keep an eye out. The majority of the images I'll be posting will be scans of photographs, so will not be the best quality. So without further ado, welcome to my walkaround thread.
This first subject is one that is of particular interest to me and I have spent considerable time examining and researching this aircraft. It's one that needs little introduction and appears on this forum often; the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. I chose this aircraft to be my first subject, because last year I put up a few images of the Me 163's cockpit on a thread and promised I would put more. Forum member T Bird (Glenn) expressed an interest, but to date I've yet to do so, so, here you go, Glenn - I've finally gotten a round tuit (what is a round tuit? It's a device you need in order to do what you said you would!)
These images are of four surviving Komets, the majority of them being of Me 163B-1a Wk Nr 191659 in Scotland. The other aircraft are 191904 in Berlin, 191316 in London and "120370" in Munich.
Side views; 191659 top and 191904 bottom.
Nose; the hole just above the skid is the tow cable attach point.
Tail.
Exhaust.
Trestle point on LH underside forward of tail wheel. The hole is a lifting point.
Fuel drains from RH side looking forward.
RH lower gun access.
LH gun port.
LH fuselage filling point under cockpit. Compressed air at 130 atu pressure and hydraulic fluid.
Ground power point RH nose.
Radio aerial.
Ammunition storage from RH looking forward, 60 rounds per gun.
T-Stoff refuel door.
C-Stoff refuel access RH.
RH engine inspection door.
Powerplant was one Walther HWK-109-509A bi-propellant rocket motor. This particular motor is unique; although an it is an HWK 109-509A2 variant, it is a ground test example only and is fitted with a non-standard T-stoff cooling system. Note the large duct protruding downwards from the motor section.
The thrust chamber.
Next, wings, wheels and cockpit.
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