First 109 K4 ever to be restored

[Rjel]

No the P-51H never saw combat. But don't forget the P-47M that did, doing so at over 470 mph in the hands of the highly experienced 56thFG.

[LcSummers]

Originally Posted by Rjel

No the P-51H never saw combat. But don't forget the P-47M that did, doing so at over 470 mph in the hands of the highly experienced 56thFG.

Yeah thats right but it consumed much fuel and had engine troubles. Engines often stopped in flight because cylinder temperatures where to low wich was never a problem previously.
Squadron Signal 1208 (Larry Davis)

About the P-51H it was never used in combat, they wanted to make an lighter aircraft wich could

quote:

The P-51H was North American´s answer to an Army Air Forces requirement for a lightweight fighter design with a better rate of climb to match the German Me 109 an FW 190. SS 1211 (Larry Davis)

At the end the H fully loaded was only 600 pounds lighter than the P-51D but this made a difference in speed, it reached 487 mph.

[LcSummers]

Richie,

i like the 109G-10 and the 109K-4 much more than the earlier variants. (this is my opinion). I like that powerful design. The coverd engine bulges too.

Another warbird. From the cockpit instruments its definitley a K-4.

[Richie]

Originally Posted by LcSummers

Richie,

i like the 109G-10 and the 109K-4 much more than the earlier variants. (this is my opinion). I like that powerful design. The coverd engine bulges too.

Another warbird. From the cockpit instruments its definitley a K-4.

That's good to know. I wonder if it's being restored to flight or not. Ks had bigger wheels and a touch wider foundation for the gear so they probably were a little less hairy on the ground. Plus the long tail wheel made for a little better vision. Like I said so hard to find pictures of Ks.

http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-109K/B...1-1945-01.html

[bongodriver]

Can anyone tell me what the music in that first video is?

[Ze-Jamz]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Can anyone tell me what the music in that first video is?

Everyday by Carly Commando

[TomcatViP]

Originally Posted by Ze-Jamz

Everyday by Carly Commando

Isn't that from "Muse" band ?!

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by Ze-Jamz

Everyday by Carly Commando

Thanks Mate....googling.

[Sven]

Awesome! Love the late war 109 looks!

[LcSummers]

[QUOTE=Richie;444721]That's good to know. I wonder if it's being restored to flight or not. Ks had bigger wheels and a touch wider foundation for the gear so they probably were a little less hairy on the ground. Plus the long tail wheel made for a little better vision. Like I said so hard to find pictures of Ks.

I like the wider wheels and the longer tailwheel. Its funny the longer tailwheel should be standard feature on the K-4 but there are some pix of a K-4 (last WK numbers 265) with the short tail wheel. Many were retrofitted in the field. This K-4 was build near Regensburg and transfered to an little airfield near Amberg / Oberpfalz / Bavaria. It was found abondoned there. On this little field test flights were made, when the plane got a go it was transferred to the units.

Oh, now i see, the second link DB sent is the plane wich i meant. Cool.