What a phenomenal aircraft designer Kurt Tank was. Everyone is always talking about how good the Spitfires and Mustang's are but the FW190 eclipses everything that flys in 1941 and continued to do so right to the end with the FW190D.
That superiority of spring 41 didn't last beyond the summer of 42. The MkIX ended that. And in reality the superiority of the A models was only there at low to medium altitude. By the time the Dora came along it was just about the equal of the wars greatest fighter, to the P51, but only in some respects.
You will find interviews on u-toob where former Spitfire pilots detail how, much to the bewilderment of the Luftwaffe pilots, the MkIX Spitfire out flew the FW190 in every aspect. One pilot describing how a German pilot looked sideways at him from the cockpit as the Spitfire flew straight past him in a vertical climb. It was sometime before the Germans realised that the MkV had been updated to the MkIX and had to change their flying tactics.
@@DJW752 The greatest fighter of the war was the Messerschmitt Me 262, by the way. Technically, the Americans had nothing comparable at that time in 1944.
I am an Allied Forces aviation fan, but.... This is AWESOME! And for the 42 people that gave this a thumbs down, why don't you visit a cartoon you tube channel.
The guys worked all night to get her mechanically ready! Due to some issues! As for Chris (the pilot) he is a true gentleman and a great guy to chat to.
Prefer the 109 in both looks and from what I've read from those who flew extensively in operations, overall handling throughout the flight envelope. Each had their own unique operational advantages and disadvantages, strengths and weaknesses. The introduction of the 190 was inarguably timely though, the Jack of all trades.
I don't know but the swastika on the tail just gives the FW- 190 Authenticity and almost magical historic power! It's the first thing anyone sees looking at this warbird !
Now that's a beautiful looking airplane I'd love to fly one one day although I would probably have to make a recreation of my own it would still be nice to fly
I thought the P-51 went up to shoot the 190 down...all joking aside, just keeping these vintage planes flying is a monumental task and expense, so it's a privilege for us to be able to see them fly...
It's not that Messerschmitt, Spitfire and Mustang don't sound great, they do... but there's just somethong about the ol' venerable radial. Radial was always the true workhorse of early aviation, civilian and war.
Coz they just a bunch of idiots that got brainwashed by some war movies and games. As long is belongs to German, Japan, China or Soviet, they will thump down without reason.
The Grandpa was with the U.S. Air Force in Italy maintaining B-24 liberators & saw the results of the FW’s effectiveness on allied aircraft during the Ploeste raids. He said the Liberator pilots & crewmen ( that made it back to base) talked about hell showing up when they spotted FW’s. That being said & as history allows us to appreciate war ingenuity we have to admit the FW190 is a very beautiful machine in spite of what their pilots were trying to do with them to so many of our kin & countrymen.
In Ploiești raids, there were in fact Romanian IAR-80s defending the refineries, not FW-190. A common misconception due to the fact that both types had radial engines.
A fantastic fighter at low to mid altitude, but really lagged at high altitude. The D (Dora) model could have been the best piston engine fighter but it came too little, too late.
All the WWll aircraft are mechanical jewelry and treasures. My favorite is the p-47 thunderbolt and most of the pilots that flew them will say they are their favorites because of the durability the engineering and the safety that it afforded them. They could have done everything The p51 as far as long range escort of the bombers however they cost practically three times the amount to produce and the P-51 became so popular because of the numbers that could be produced. But if I were a fly boy in world war II I would like to hang on to my thunderbolt for sure.
I like this plane so much that I'm building a model of it to fly in Phoenix simulator. It would have been a bad bad day to find yourself inside its gun sites in WW2.
@@spreadeagled5654 The 109 was more manuverable and agile, but good training and strong hands were needed to make advantage of it. Also landing was a little tricky.
There is another in New Zealand, but it crashed on landing during the Classic Fighters Omaka 2015 air show. During the rollout after landing it was hit by a sudden wind change and when the pilot applied the brakes only the left side worked. One huge ground loop later it had wiped the undercarriage off and wrecked the propellor - and probably damaged the engine, as well. It is in storage at Omaka at present.
@@garynew9637 Me too. It made an initial flight on Friday and was towed back to the hangar for a quick welding job on a cracked exhaust manifold. After that it was game on. It was good to see it back in the air.
"We are now in a position of inferiority... There is no doubt in my mind, nor in the minds of my fighter pilots, that the Focke Wulf 190 is the best fighter in the world today." Air Chief Marshal Sholto Douglas, British Air Force, 1942
Hello, we would like to show the video in our aviation museum Laatzen-Hannover. May we use the video and show it to the visitors? Is that possible? Greetings Ulli Schulz
No Problems at all , if you can , let people know about the Historical Aircraft Aviation Museum , Albion Park NSW Australian where the video was taken it would be appreciated. Kind Regards SKSA
If the Japanese Zero was a durable as the FW, the war in The Pacific might have dragged on longer. That wouldn't have fixed the over-complicated planning leadership in their navy tho. The FW airframe and K.I.S.S. battle plans with their carrier battlegroups could have bought them enough time to still have held The Philippines in spring of 45.
Even though I'm 13 years late.... In My Opinion, the "slap" of he radial engine in the FW-190 was it's down-fall to the P-51. Beautiful aircraft none-the-less.. Kudos!
Смотришь на все эти чудо самолёты и понимаешь что такое возможно увидеть в жизни, но только не в раше, а в странах загнивающего капитализма, в частности богатой стране США.
i think the fw 190 still has a modern look to it even though it's an old plane. very sharp lines, the germans really had some cool stuff back then. too bad the nazis were such a.. holes.
Funny you mention... it takes quite a few to bring one down... the ME-109's had this issue if you hit a cockpit or an engine it would come down (German planes were generally armored)..... so Focke Wulf designed an aircraft with a reinforced engine that would fly if hit and a reinforced cockpit..... not an easy plane to defeat with .50 cal....
lol,,a pregnant fish that killed german aircraft of all sorts,,,german pilots feared the P 51/P 38 AMONG OTHERS,,, BRITAIN AND AMERICA , OH AND RUSSIA SHOT DOWN SO MANY GERMAN PLANES AND KILLED SO MANY OF YOUR PILOTS,,THAT THE NAZIS HAD TO TRAIN YOUNG KIDS ,,THAT GOT THEIR ASSES SHOT OFF,,THANK GOD THE ALLIES DEFEATED THE NAZI S ,,I DO LIKE THERE MILITARY EQUIPMENT OF WW2,,BUT NEVER LIKED THE NAZI S ,,,AND I AM GERMAN,,,
P 51 flight time 8 hours + FW 190 flight time 1 hour :30 mins all german fighters were short range fighters ask the Germans how that work over England lol
190-A8 didn't have wing mount cannon instead MK108 and MG151 under cooling, IMO should have MG151 wing roots as well. All the fire Power you can dish out.
