Next Giant to build Bv222 Wiking 1/72

[Robert1968]

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[takeslousyphotos]

Gott und Himmel ............ Das ist ein grossen "Bitch"

[papa 695]

Oh my word that is one big lady

[ojays]

Not great photo's but have these in my gallery.


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Looking forward to seeing this build!


Gregg

[Robert1968]

Apparently they only built 6 operational versions according to my sources ( wonder how much miles you get to the gallon on 6 engines at full pelt!!


Robert

[rickoshea52]

Big aeroplanes - I like.

[Robert1968]

I stand corrected and apologise for earlier comment as the figure was mixed up Blohm und Voss built a total of 13 Aircraft

[takeslousyphotos]

Those wing turrets must have been an awful place to have been stationed ........... The noise and propwash from that engine must have been deafening.

[Guest]

Apparently they only built 6 operational versions according to my sources ( wonder how much miles you get to the gallon on 6 engines at full pelt!!
Robert

bet they had large tanks....


John

[monica]

oh my what a biggie she is,

[Guest]

Apparently they only built 6 operational versions according to my sources ( wonder how much miles you get to the gallon on 6 engines at full pelt!!
Robert

Not surprising Robert. They probably ran out of engines.


Are you going to hang this from the ceiling ? Not the sort of thing you can leave on the kitchen table. Interesting project.


Laurie

[stona]

It was an advanced aircraft. The irrepressible Eric Brown flew the one captured by the British in Norway, largely to test the servo-tab system fitted to some of the control surfaces in preparation for the testing of a similar system the British were developing and which was to be tested on a Lancaster. He was very impressed by the B&V system, and the aircraft as a whole.


It is also one of the few occasions on which the Germans who were helping the British with their aircraft proved uncooperative, or at least one of them did. Brown was shown around the huge flying boat by the German engineers he described this as "...this fascinating tour, which was conducted with obvious pride by the German engineers but with a certain surliness by the pilot, a Luftwaffe Major..." The Major's attitude should have been a warning. The next day Brown was to fly a dual flight with the Major. He describes pounding down the fjord for "what seemed a distance of about three miles" before realising something was wrong, he eased back on the controls but feeling no movement, closed the throttles. He later wrote, "I shall not go into the rest of the drama here, except to say that it was verified that the elevator control was locked and the Luftwaffe Major was locked up shortly thereafter."


It should be said that the actions of that particular Luftwaffe Major are not typical. Generally all the factory and Luftwaffe personnel involved in testing of German aircraft by the allies were most cooperative. Why wouldn't they be? The war was lost and working on their own aircraft, albeit for different masters, had to be better than languishing in a camp. They also enjoyed the same rations as their allied captors/colleagues, an important factor in Germany, 1945/6. Many ferry flights of both jet aircraft and some piston engine types were made by ex-Luftwaffe pilots on their own. They were trusted to deliver the aircraft and they did.


Cheers


Steve

[Robert1968]

Not surprising Robert. They probably ran out of engines.
Are you going to hang this from the ceiling ? Not the sort of thing you can leave on the kitchen table. Interesting project.


Laurie

My Frauline ( wife says all big aircraft will be hung from the ceiling )I have several that will go there FW200 condor, 1/32 me109,1/24 spit, 1/48 liberator, 1/48 Memphis belle 1/32 he 111 and the list may grow undoubtly but they are still tucked away


I've always wanted to do the (mercury and Maia flying boats think this is right spelling)in 1/48 ) now that would be some project!!


Robert

[Guest]

My Frauline ( wife says all big aircraft will be hung from the ceiling )I have several that will go there FW200 condor, 1/32 me109,1/24 spit, 1/48 liberator, 1/48 Memphis belle 1/32 he 111 and the list may grow undoubtly but they are still tucked away
I've always wanted to do the (mercury and Maia flying boats think this is right spelling)in 1/48 ) now that would be some project!!


Robert

I did a 1:32 bf 110 by dragon....Now that was BIG! I also have trumpeter's Me 262A-1a in 1:32 and the Revell 1:32 Bf 109G-6. Now they are some large kits...


John

[Robert1968]

Now the 110 I would love to build in a night fighter dress code, she was pretty poor at the outbreak of war but found her niche in the night fighter role, can you tell me john price of dragon 110 in 32 scale ? And do dragon still make it?