Heinkel He219 Uhu

[Splitpin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWX4yF_rSxQ&hd=1

You may have seen this already, but if not....


Looks nice....these (i think) were a beautiful aircraft.....

[deeknow]

Glorious!! ... one of so many great german designs.
Is it just me or does the A10/Thunderbolt kinda look like a modern take on the 219?

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (deeknow @ Nov 16 2010, 08:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Glorious!! ... one of so many great german designs.
Is it just me or does the A10/Thunderbolt kinda look like a modern take on the 219?

Yes, i think your right deeknow....there is a little A-10 in the 219....strange isnt it, there really isnt anything new in aircraft design.
With a few exceptions, most of it has been done before and just adapted in one way or another.

[IslandBoy77]

Nice looking model. Is that the aircraft type that had those fuselage-mounted canons that could be electrically rotated to fire upwards?

[Alfashark]

QUOTE (IslandBoy77 @ Nov 16 2010, 09:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nice looking model. Is that the aircraft type that had those fuselage-mounted canons that could be electrically rotated to fire upwards?

Not rotated, fixed... Schrage Muzik is the name the Krauts had for them.

[Ian Warren]

Had my eyes on this for some time ,

QUOTE (IslandBoy77 @ Nov 16 2010, 09:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Is that the aircraft type that had those fuselage-mounted canons that could be electrically rotated to fire upwards?

Two 30 mm cannon mounted in static and fired automatic , heavy armed and quick , also known as the 'German Mosquito' .

Edit: Gavin, that,s the name , due to be released this week.

[IslandBoy77]

QUOTE (Alfashark @ Nov 16 2010, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not rotated, fixed... Schrage Muzik is the name the Krauts had for them.

Hmmm - might be a diff version. I saw a doco last year that showed them as canons that could be rotated through 180 degree by the rear gunner - plus they could also angle outwards to 45 degrees or so.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (IslandBoy77 @ Nov 16 2010, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hmmm - might be a diff version. I saw a doco last year that showed them as canons that could be rotated through 180 degree by the rear gunner - plus they could also angle outwards to 45 degrees or so.

Pete , that will be your Messerscmitt Me210/410 variants with 13 mm machine guns .

[IslandBoy77]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 16 2010, 03:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Pete , that will be your Messerscmitt Me210/410 variants with 13 mm machine guns .

Ah, that sounds more like it. I thought the Heinkel moniker seemed out of place - it's not that the 219 is a dead-ringer for the 410, but it's been a while since I saw both. I just did an online search for the 2, and I see now that beyond a generally sleek line & 2 engines, they are quite different aircraft - from tricycle vs tail-dragger to twin-boom vs single fin tails. Funny how time fudges little details like that...

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (IslandBoy77 @ Nov 16 2010, 04:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Funny how time fudges little details like that...

The weird part, i can remeber almost every detail from 60-70 years ago but cant remember what i had for brecky .. its just plane nuts