Hi Marcel,
>Nope, only a replica and an original wing
I'm sure you are aware of the Dutch team that is collecting data (and artifacts) for the type in order to prepare CAD drawings that would be suitable for building an accurate flying replica?
I chatted with one of the guys at the RNLAF Open Day a couple of years back and was quite impressed by the thorough and methodical approach they take.
I don't know how probable it is that they will succeed in bringing a newly-constructed G.1 up into the skies, but I'm sure that whatever the final outcome, they are at the very least doing a great job preserving the history of the type.
By the way, have you ever read anything about the pilot's perspective on the aircraft? With Dutch pilots having flown it in combat, and Luftwaffe pilots later having flown it as trainers, I figure there might be the chance that some opinions on the type's flying qualities have been recorded ...
Regards,
Henning (HoHun)
Hi Henning, yes I know and they have actually quite a nice website
here, showning their cad pictures and some background info of the G.I.
There is also the Fokker G.I foundation, a separate group that tries to trace artifacts and the history of the G.I. They probably have opinions from pilots as well.
I don't have any reports, but I once read that the machine was remarkebly agile for it's size. One pilot said "it could turn with the D.XXI". The dutch had much confidence in the plane, only it was probably too complex for the small organisation. Maintenance pressure was high and the LVA had problems coping with that.
What I do have is a copy of the users manual, which I won't post here as the foundation is selling copies of it to raise money and I don't want to interfere with that.
Never seen that before.
Kinda Dutch P-38...
Actually seesul, Dutch enthousiasts claim that the P38 was based on the G.I, but I seriously doubt that.
It's a totally different plane than the p38, apart from the twin tail.
This plane is more comparable tot the british mosquito, being one of the first multi-role planes. As you can see in the photo's it was designed to do reconnaissance, divebombing, intercepting, air superiority etc and given time it would have been a very capable nightfighter. There have been plans to upgrade the engines to inline engines, probably DB601's or Merlins, which really would have brought the plane on par with the mossie, because it would have been much faster than it was now. Unfortunately the dutch government stalled these plans and the german invasion made an end to it.
