Ok been a bit distracted by other things.....but here is another current build I am doing as a 'Quickie' alongside my Me262 Group Build, I hope to take it to the Melbourne Expo in June.
Ta 152H Prototype Fw190V18/U2 CF + OY W.Nr. 0040
This aircraft started out as the Fw190V18/U1, (image below) a development aircraft for the Hohenjager 2 High-altitude fighter program.
The Hohenjager 2 program was Focke Wulf's attempt to increase the speed of the Fw190 at high altitude by the first use of an exhaust-driven turbo-supercharger, it was found that the anticipated performance could not be achieved.
Trials revealed that the performance was in fact inferior to Fw190's without the exhaust turbine system using the same DB603A engine.
Focke Wulf then decided to convert the five test aircraft used in the Hohenjager program to Ta152 prototypes.
The Fw190V18/U1 transformation resulted in the new designation of V18/U2, becoming the 4th of the 5 Ta152 prototypes.
The aircraft was ready for its first flight on the 19th November 1944, just as series production of the Ta152 was beginning it was therefore not used for flight testing but ferried to Langenhagen and on to Cottbus from the 21-25th November for familiarising pilots with the new Ta152H aircraft.
On the 23rd of December 1944 V18/U2 was slightly damaged in a take-off crash, it was subsequently repaired, it's further use is unknown…..
On the 6th April 1945 the aircraft was apparently located at Reinsehlen airfield where it was blown up a short time later, according to another source the location was Leck airfield?
Image and info from Focke Wulf Ta152 by Dietmar Harmann.
Ta 152H Prototype Fw190V18/U2 CF + OY W.Nr. 0040
This aircraft started out as the Fw190V18/U1, (image below) a development aircraft for the Hohenjager 2 High-altitude fighter program.
The Hohenjager 2 program was Focke Wulf's attempt to increase the speed of the Fw190 at high altitude by the first use of an exhaust-driven turbo-supercharger, it was found that the anticipated performance could not be achieved.
Trials revealed that the performance was in fact inferior to Fw190's without the exhaust turbine system using the same DB603A engine.
Focke Wulf then decided to convert the five test aircraft used in the Hohenjager program to Ta152 prototypes.
The Fw190V18/U1 transformation resulted in the new designation of V18/U2, becoming the 4th of the 5 Ta152 prototypes.
The aircraft was ready for its first flight on the 19th November 1944, just as series production of the Ta152 was beginning it was therefore not used for flight testing but ferried to Langenhagen and on to Cottbus from the 21-25th November for familiarising pilots with the new Ta152H aircraft.
On the 23rd of December 1944 V18/U2 was slightly damaged in a take-off crash, it was subsequently repaired, it's further use is unknown…..
On the 6th April 1945 the aircraft was apparently located at Reinsehlen airfield where it was blown up a short time later, according to another source the location was Leck airfield?
Image and info from Focke Wulf Ta152 by Dietmar Harmann.
