Stuka Restoration - Dec 21 - FHCAM - Ju-87R-4
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- Here's a quick walk-around of the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum's Junkers Ju-87 R-4 Stuka project that will be restored to flying condition and will be powered by none other than a real, working Jumo engine.
Only real change since they unveiled it is fresh paint on the fuselage and wings. Initially the blue on the bottom was too glossy, so they sent it back and redid it. It's super convenient having an excellent paint shop right at the airport here. Other new stuff I saw included the MASSIVE main landing gear. The photos here don't do justice at all. Those things are HUGE!
Got some shots of a section of original aft fuselage showcasing the many layers of colors the original had. Initially it was going to Afrika and was painted with the desert tan in the factory. Then it was sent to the Eastern Front.
With the holidays being this week, there won't be any additional work done on the aircraft. The restorers are still waiting for a considerable amount of parts to arrive from Hungary, where it was restored up to its current condition. Until those parts, and personnel arrive, there's not much to do except paint and prep.
Wheel pants are soon to be painted.
I'll keep posting here and on my Facebook page (Fight to Fly Photography) with updates from each of my visits. Be sure to ask questions below and I'll do what I can to get them answered!
This is impressive , How many people in the world are even capable of back engineering such a long lost infamous iconic historical legend with such authenticity and passion.
hurry up!
haha
So cool to see Aviation History put back together.
Awsome build....can't wait to hear that Jumo engine running up...👍👍👍
Hopefully this continues and the museum reopens
Eyewitnesses of the bombing of London say hearing the Jericho Trumpets on the Stuka was absolutely chilling. They say recordings of the sound don't do it justice compared to hearing it live. I hope this project will allow me to experience it live, from the safety of peacetime demonstrations of course...nothing like what the poor victims of the Blitz had to experience.
+@ceejay960 I think the prop failure of "Relentless" at Reno is probably the closest to how the Stuka siren would have sounded like from the ground. czcams.com/video/DhyEnqudx8M/video.html
Im just checking back to see how things are going.
+@Vtwin60 The new owners of the museum have said that the Stuka project will probably continue sometime in the future. They are getting the museum back open and organized.
Its been 2 years, how's this restoration going? I couldn't see the Air Brakes or a Siren.
Lovely looking Museum, saw some beautiful pieces in the background, where is it?
+ Aussienator All museum work is currently on hold, so just wait for new updates.
@@FiveCentsPlease Thanks FCP
Everett Washington north of Seattle
@@johnreed9435 Thanks john
looks to me at 3:24 in that might be the siren attachment mount without the blades on it?
I'm a little confused as to whether this is a "restoration" or a "reproduction"? It appears to me that the original parts are being used as a template for producing a new airplane. How much of the original aircraft will be in the "new" aircraft, or if this is a true restoration, what percentage of the original fuselage and parts had to be replaced?
+solinwictus39 No standards have been established for what is a "replica" verses restoration. Some original parts are used but to satisfy airworthiness standards, new parts have to be made. Although for static display it would be perfectly fine to use the original parts. Contrast this with a few Flugwerk replica Fw-190 owners who have attached some WW2 components or assumed the ID of a wartime aircraft for authenticity. But to answer your question, watch the FHC original talk on just how difficult it was to build the first flyable Stuka since WW2. czcams.com/video/yvKhZYf3Fp4/video.html
Please could I have an update on how the restoration is going on this feared German dive bomber?
Sadly, nothing to update. They shut the museum down in early 2020 and started selling off projects.
SOU GOOD
How much of the aircraft is from the original wreck.
3:25 Are those the sirens?
+@daniko4447 Those are the fairings for the sirens. The project has some siren parts, but I think they were still looking for more parts or data to reproduce them correctly.
Will be incredebil that ths plane fly again, need to now werde they will get the original engine from course an original Junkers jumo engine are verry rare 🤔
They've already got the engine (with spares) and it's been run and tested with its prop. Sadly last year the museum closed, so we don't know what will come of this project.
Any chance of airworthy?
Not yet. Museum closed since March 2020. It's been purchased by new ow er recently and they hope to re open next year. Here's hoping they finish the project.
+ Ridwan Husain Ishraq This was an airworthy reconstruction from the start. This is why the museum went to extraordinary efforts to reverse-engineer the missing factory specifications to satisfy airworthy requirements. The engine has been flight certified and tested. (Unfortunately, the museum's preference for secrecy did not allow any video of the engine testing to be made public.) And unfortunately the founder of the museum and financial sponsor passed away from cancer before the project was finished and his heirs went against his wishes and closed the museum. The museum budget was a small amount compared to Mr. Allen's financial portfolio. New owners are taking over at the museum and the next several months will reveal what work will be resumed and which aircraft will fly or be sold.
How many JU87 stuka aircraft are left?
3, including this one.
@@fight2flyphoto please post up dates keep us informed about your progress. I know she's a long time before she's in Flight shape! Do you have a store so we can help with the cost?
@@scottphillips8265 I'd provide an update if I could. I'm not affiliated with the museum, and they have been closed since March 2020. They have new ownership and will be opening May 27. Hoping they have some new information then.
@@scottphillips8265 Worldwide, there are two intact Stuka survivors. There is partial wreckage of perhaps eight other examples. Wreckage from two Stukas has been used to research and construct the flyable example that was at Paul Allen's museum and it will hopefully be finished. I have heard of another private project that is slowly working on recreating another static Stuka example with bits and parts, but there isn't a lot of info from them.
@@FiveCentsPlease Well there is the Chicago Stuka. The Museum has the motor too. Hopefully it won't get dropped again from the rafters. The U505's engine are in running condition: why not the JU-87?
Can retractable landing gear be added to a stuka?
With enough engineering and money, sure. But then it is no longer a Stuka.
+ R.G. O There is wartime video of a Stuka testing landing gear which could be jettisoned during an emergency landing. I don't know anything about the program or the final decision. Today, I would think a computer simulation could estimate any performance improvements the Ju-87 might have gotten with retractable landing gear. Also,, the Stuka has a unique landing gear suspension system and making the gear retractable sounds unnecessarily complex for a 1930s design that was already obsolete.
Will it fly ?
+ Ghost Diaries This was an airworthy project and the first since WW2. But the museum has currently halted all work and all projects.
When come a new update
Whenever they open again... if they open again. :-(
What’s the status of the Stuka,Jan/2021?
Still just sitting there. Hasn't been touched since the museum shut down in March.
@@fight2flyphoto If changes are coming for the museum, I am hoping that they will be allowed to finish the Ju-87 and Me-262 as complete projects and perform some flights.
And ?
Hurry up
Is this you volunteering to buy the project?
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What a rare find! These should have been extinct.
Love how this is coming together!
Loads going on in the restoration world atm. Over here in England we have one, possibly two, mosquitoes being restored to flight along with a Hawker Typhoon. And now this! Awesome.
And don't forget the Me-262(almost done!) Fw 189, Ju-88, and He-111 these guys are also restoring. :-)
@@fight2flyphoto Nice! I'd love to see them all at some point.
@@fight2flyphoto Very impressive work on the He-111 in Arlington, although I see Merlins mounted on it. Maybe they are making clever QEC engine packages for it just like Hangar 10 has done putting a Merlin on the two-seat Bf-109G-12. Flying Heritage owns two CASA airframes. And I think I am seeing very good condition, unrestored Ju-88 wings sitting inside that same hangar. If so, wow.
@@FiveCentsPlease It's pretty amazing what they have done, and are continuing to do. They're going to need another hangar just for all the German birds! I heard Adrian say they are working on getting THREE Jumo 211's in working order... so perhaps the other two will be for the Ju-88 and they will keep the Merlins on the CASA.
@1:22
*Original propeller hub intensifies*
NOBODY messes with an original propeller hub.... NOBODY!
"intensifies" ??
Awesome. Please keep us updated
Ooh! Goody goody gumdrops! Whoop! I shall be waiting with baited breath for this machine to take to the air! Good work chaps! Stuka Angriff!!
Thank you for posting! Glad to see one will fly someday.
It`s fantastic!Waiting for the continuation!
Please, please show more about the jericho trumpets. How they where build and worked.
Superb
3:25 well I’ll be damned, is that what I think it is? How the hell did they even find those, or are they reproductions?
They appear to be reproductions and I have no idea if they actually intend to use them. From what I have heard, there are no original examples or technical drawings for them. Also, this version did not feature the siren.
Perhaps they're building these just in case the stars align.
Got to love the heritage colection they never cease to impress and boy would it be lovely if they were to add the sirens to this plane i would love to hear them scream. And i thing the d13 they have is evedence enuff that they dont always need the technical drawings to recreate a rare peice of beauty.
Fight to Fly Photography would be interesting to say the least if they do use them. Hearing the trumpets for the first time live off of a flying Stuka in over 70 years would definitely be something incredible.
Regardless excellent video as always, and definitely gonna be keeping a closer eye on this project now :)
@@benjaminjohnson6476 Technically they didn't really do much with the Dora, it was running its engine in the 90's before they got it. But I definitely see your point. They've really made the impossible happen with these projects.
@@NickelPlateRoad779 Oh man, that would be incredible. Bone-chilling but incredible. I really hope they do it.
Hopefully she’ll run when completed.
That's the plan...
Looking good! How much of the plane will be original and how much rebuild/replica? I guess the main flight surfaces are redone so they have their full structural integrity, but what about the fuselage/cockpit etc?.
I recently finished a model of a Stuka! You can see a video of it on my channel.
Looks good! I just watched the video!
@@fight2flyphoto Thanks!
Make a playlist with all your videos
Is this Stuka going to fly? I hope it's taken to air show throughout the USA.Awesome!
The plan is for it to fly. But it will only be at the museum.
For when do you estimate that it will be in flight order?
Mechanics are saying about 18 months...
Will the original stuff be kept as a static?
+Dan Abrahams I will assume that the original components will be kept as part of the exhibit for this museum. They like to document the history of their artifacts. The parts are from two different crashed aircraft I believe. Some restorations toss original material into the scrap bin but I don't think that will happen with this Stuka.
will you be recording the me 262's flight soon?
I will do my very best.
Are there any original ju87s still flying today or will this be the only one?
This will be the first
Probably since WW2
Wow.
So it will have a tropical cammo scheme like the one at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry?
Actually, no. This aircraft was originally destined for Afrika and received the tan paint. Then it was diverted to the Eastern Front and painted over. It will wear it's original final Eastern Front markings. In order to produce the most authentic final product, FHCAM recreates the original painting process, so you can see how it change throughout its life.
@@fight2flyphoto Fantastic!!!!
@@fight2flyphoto Yeah I was wondering about the North African colors. But it is consistent with the more recent restorations at the Flying Heritage Museum where they apply all of the underlying layers of paint that would have been on the aircraft and finishing with the colors that last flew on it. I was not very excited about desert colors on the Stuka but if they follow through with Eastern Front colors that will be impressive. Also remember (if I recall) that this Stuka ID last flew sometime in April 1942 near the border with Finland, so it's not impossible that this Ju-87 could end up in late winter white-wash colors, which would also be very unique.
With a real Jumo? Whats known about it so far if at all.. I see the R4 is listed with a Jumo 211J, and that not many R4s were built to begin with.
+Blacktarr223 The Jumo engine for it was being built in California. But no pictures of the engine so far.
@@FiveCentsPlease Nice to hear! I'm betting at VintageV8s
OMG
Does anyone know who in Hungary did the restoration and why it was restored in Hungary in the 1st place?
+ahhsgvr Multiple vendors in several countries are working on it- propeller in the UK, avionics in Austria. Eastern Europe is logical since there are still aviation workers with knowledge of the old-school metal and rivet airplane building, and it probably allowed the museum to do some of the work without much publicity. As an example, the museum has an airworthy IL-2 that was restored in Russia where experts and technical info was available.
@@FiveCentsPlease interested in who will do the Jumo engine, an inverted 12 cylinder engine that parts I assume will have to be machine made for. I can't wait to see it fly!
@@ahhsgvr The engine is being done in California by one of the best engine restorers in the business. The same shop built the only flying BMW 801 for the Fw-190 at the museum (and has just delivered another 801 to another customer.) I believe that the shop is building several Jumo 211 engines: scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/44193207_1972868562759156_7160265027134423040_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=ff2129ae17a077849183a6a7464d151e&oe=5CB78712
Here is a Jumo 213 for a different customer, intended for a Fw-190D in the future. Nothing soon. scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/44193158_1972868622759150_6498985439603458048_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=3d18ef5755c06cc4f374d9bd4f85a9a9&oe=5CFAA609
@@ahhsgvr none other than Mike Nixon of Vintage V-12's in California. FHC sent them a 40' shipping container full of various Jumo parts. They just sent the propeller down there to start engine testing.
@@fight2flyphoto Hopefully they will be able to post a video of the testing soon if FHC lets them. The 213 looks like it could be ready for testing sometime this year, although I know that the customer has done nothing to prepare the aircraft for it.
Awesome but why the music
1: it's tough to record engine noises at this point. 2: there is a mute button.
I like it...but I gotta admit I thought the old "Du Hast" was gonna roll when the video started lol...
replika???? engine would be allison??????
+ЖИЗНЬ В ЛЮКСЕ Restoration of Ju-87R-4 Wk.Nr. 6234 12(St.)/LG 1. Originally manufactured for North Africa, but it was allocated to the Eastern Front and was lost in April 1942. Both crewmen parachuted out, and one is still MIA. It will fly with an original Jumo engine.
Still MIA? lol, i imagine they're dead at this point.
@@oliver6496 :)
An I buy one
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