Wheatcroft collection building a Stuka G2

[Snautzer01]

Welll... do they?

 

[nuuumannn]

The only thing I can find is an online article that mentions the acquisition of a seat for an aircraft being 'built up' in Germany dated from last year, but nowt else. Can't find reference to and don't know of any Stuka restoration in Germany, doesn't mean there isn't one of course.

See here: Wheatcroft Collection Update: Panther progress, Stuka parts, King Tiger parts just delivered, cool videos too

Also of interest is that Kevin Wheatcroft is restoring the last surviving Schnellboot, S 130.

 

[Mainly28s]

Someone is... Stuka restoration

 

[BiffF15]

Someone is... Stuka restoration

Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum

 

[nuuumannn]

Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum

Yup. Andy, Crimeariver posted a fantastic hour long video of a presentation given by the head engineer of the project in a thread somewhere, well worth watching.

 

[Crimea_River]

Right here: FHCAM Stuka Presentation

 

[vikingBerserker]

That's awesome! How the heck did I miss this one!?!?!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Same here brother. Wild huh?

 

[ODonovan]

Someone is... Stuka restoration

The person who edited that video had been drinking. At 1:02, it shows the lower surface of the outboard section of the left wing and has it labeled "Vertical stabilizer." Then, at 3:10, it has a part labeled "MASSIVE main landing gear." Two things... It's tiny when compared to the landing gear of...say, a B-17. And, if that is the MAIN landing gear, where is the secondary or auxiliary landing gear? As far as I know, the Stuka only has one set...and a small tail wheel.

I hope that person isn't in charge of the restoration.



-Irish

 

[Crimea_River]

Ummmm....1:02 shows the vertical stab on the table viewed from the top. If that's all you could find then they've done well when compared to the garbage easily found on the net.

FHCAM have arguably the best selection of authentic, flying warbirds on the planet and their research is superb. Watch the presentation I posted to see what I mean.

 

[nuuumannn]

Watch the presentation I posted to see what I mean.

Yup, real interesting. What I find fascinating is the construction method Junkers employed. The wings don't have ribs, just box spars that the outer skins slot into. I remember seeing a Ju 52 stripped down and undergoing a resto at Duxford many years ago and was fascinated to see the same thing. The wing had multiple spars, which the corrugated skins slotted into. The fuse construction is the same, just a framework around which sections of rigid outer skin fix to.

 

[nuuumannn]

if that is the MAIN landing gear, where is the secondary or auxiliary landing gear? As far as I know, the Stuka only has one set...and a small tail wheel.

Someone's got their pedantic pants on...