Any other diehard Luftwaffe fans out there?

Coreyeagle48 · Post by **Coreyeagle48** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:13 pm

Hi Everyone:

I like all airplanes too and never have been a particular fan of one air force in my lifetime. I appericate all the hard work all the air forces do to keep their machines flying and in tip top condition.

If I really were forced to pick I'd haveto say my favorite air force jet team to be the Thunderbirds. I love how the red white and blue color scheme on the F-16's really stand out. I also like the Swiss team and though I have never personally seen them perform, heard they do some amazing maneuvers with the F-5 Tiger.

Too many airplanes and too much history in a lot of air forces to dislike any of them, even our hostile enemies. After all, without their efforts, where would we be.

Corey

sicqnus · Post by **sicqnus** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:22 am

Coreyeagle48 wrote: ...I also like the Swiss team and though I have never personally seen them perform, heard they do some amazing maneuvers with the F-5 Tiger.

Hi Corey. They sure do...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx3ZN3GDdNc

Back to the topic, my favorite WWII Gerrman aircarft would be the Gotha Go 229A (Horten Ho IX) X-plane. Single seat German fighter-bomber. This aircraft was being readied for flight test when WWII ended in Europe. Powered by two Jumo 004 engines (see Me 262 and Ar234). It was expected to reach 607 mph at 39,000 feet and have a range of nearly 1200 nm.

http://www.geocities.com/nedu537/go229/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horten_brothers

Pics : Reimar Horten with a few prototypes.

The Gotha 229A prototype seized by the US forces in 1945 and kept in storage in the Smithsonian Museum restoration department :

Moth · Post by **Moth** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:26 am

"die Donnaudampfschiffartsgesellschaftskapatinswitwe"

Is that real?

What does it mean?

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:15 am

Hey Sicqnus, Nice shots of the 229 at Silver Hill. The last time I was up there my wife was pregnant with my son. 16 years ago. They were in the middle of the Engnola Gay tear down. I got some nice photos (stills no digitals) of there Arata bomber and there Salamander

sicqnus · Post by **sicqnus** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:52 am

Here is the picture of an ME-262 captured by the Russians at the end of the war. It was repainted with the red star and used to test the Jumo reactors.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:23 am

I like the Luftwaffe aircraft and have respect for their pilots. They were, in a sense, more honorable than the soldiers of the SS in my opinion and, of course, some fo the greatest aces of all time were Luftwaffe pilots. While there are several German aircraft WWII I would yet like to see produced, I am not a diehard fan for only the Luftwaffe. I happen to have a soft spot for the RAF and USAAF, particularly because of what they did to some boardmember's precious Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain

der Vogelfänger · Post by **der Vogelfänger** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:22 pm

Moth wrote:"die Donnaudampfschiffartsgesellschaftskapatinswitwe"

Is that real?

What does it mean?

Any compound word takes the definite article, here it is "die" for famale/subject. The subject is the widow=die Witwe. The modifiers preceed that which they modify, in German.

The above word simply translates as the widow of the Donnau Steam Ship Company Capitan. Long word, yes...but it describes who is involved as the subject.

Whew,

dV

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:56 pm

I will take a B-25 in captured Luft paint. That would be cool.

Folkwulfe · Post by **Folkwulfe** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:44 pm

Your kidding me....right? Like the screen name isn't a clue?

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:23 pm

Folkwulfe wrote:Your kidding me....right? Like the screen name isn't a clue?

What

Plane Nuts · Post by **Plane Nuts** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:23 pm

sicqnus wrote:
Coreyeagle48 wrote: ...I also like the Swiss team and though I have never personally seen them perform, heard they do some amazing maneuvers with the F-5 Tiger.
Hi Corey. They sure do...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx3ZN3GDdNc

Holy freakin' S!!!!!!!!!!

That would have to be a majorly intense airshow!!! I might have to go back to Switzerland to see that one!! Do you know where that airshow is at?

I once had the joy of orbiting an Alpine peak in a Lufthansa 737 while holding for Munchen, so I know it always looks a little more dramatic than it really is, but thos pics are INTENSE!!!

Fox Tare-28 · Post by **Fox Tare-28** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:49 am

Butcherbirds, long nosed doras, and 262's FTW.

supersonicfifi · Post by **supersonicfifi** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:06 am

only got 1 so far : the FW 190 D9 from 21st but i think my next one will be the gunther rall 109 .

For the fan of luftwaffe the post war years are becoming interesting with 2 F86 version and next an F4 phantom of the Richtoffen squadron ..... i hope

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Any other diehard Luftwaffe fans out there?

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only got 1 so far