For those who like the Focke Wulf...

[Cleartheprop]

...and those who dont know her yet, Here is a 2 mn HD video of the butcher bird...
:ernae:
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[Quicksand]

:applause::applause::applause::applause:

[Naismith]

Why was it called the Burcher Bird?

[hews500d]

Awesome video!! Love the music too!
Darrell

[Mathias]

WOW! Mirage, extremely fast and dramatic stuff! Watched in on Youtube in fullscreen and I'm speechless.


Why was it called the Burcher Bird?

Naismith, Focke Wulf gave all their creations factory-internal bird nicknames.
The Fw190A was the "Würger" what translates into English like "butcher bird" or "shrike".

[jankees]

OUTSTANDING!

[Wulf190]

Why was it called the Burcher Bird?


What else do you call a fighter plane with four 20mm cannons, two machine guns, and an insane roll rate that can give an early Spitfire Pilot nightmares? :bump:

[Cleartheprop]

Thank you everyone ! I am glad you enjoyed the video as much as I enjoy flying this bird.:ernae:

HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butcherbird) is a wiki link to the Butcherbird. (hence the name "Cracticus" I gave to the FW190 in my video.)

[HundertzehnGustav]

What else do you call a fighter plane with four 20mm cannons, two machine guns, and an insane roll rate that can give an early Spitfire Pilot nightmares? :bump:

:gameon::applause::applause::applause::bump:

[Frisian]

Awesome vid, thanks :salute::applause:

[GT182]

Too bad you can't get the real one over here to the States Mirage. I think the only flying WWII 190s are in Europe somewhere. I know of an event that would LOVE to have it attend. Check the MAAM link in my Sig.

[Cleartheprop]

Are you refering to the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum 20th anniversary, WWII weekend, a gathering of warbirds, June 4-5-6, 2010 ?
You're right, I would certainly love to be there. There are plenty of warbirds pictures on the MAAM (http://www.maam.org/) website! Thanks. :ernae:

[Matt Wynn]

i love the 190, especially some of the proposed modifications... the V-18 U1 in particular...
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa226/bigbossmalone/FockeWulfFw190V18U1withDB603Motortu.jpg

this aircraft is one i'm profiling... slowly... seen below... lots to do yet...

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x270/mattwynn/Profile%20Art/fw190v18copy.jpg

[huub vink]

Beautiful video Mirage_III. Is the music from the Carmina Burana?

Cheers,
Huub

[Cleartheprop]

Hello Huub, Thank you!
The music is from Audiomachine. The title is - Guardians At The Gate -.
It seems they release music to professional only, used for movie trailers!
:ernae:

[dswo]

I just watched this again. Well done, Mirage!

[peter12213]

One of the best landings I've seen for the focke! absolutely amazing well done! :salute:
In awe here!

[Bjoern]

Why was it called the Burcher Bird?

Because it butchered even B-17s.

The 109 needed gun pods for that, the 190 didn't.

[Cleartheprop]

Thank You David! I had the pleasure to read your FW190 late variants review today! It is just great and accurate! Excellent guide :ernae:
Thanks peter12213! I have been flying this beauty several hours a day for 3 weeks now! I have had some practice on landing! I must say it is hard to land without bouncing but with a little practice, it becomes a little bit easier providing one doesn't try to make a short field landing! (I use my Lysander for short fields!)
Cheers ! :running:

[Scratch]

OUTSTANDING!

Took the word right out of my mouth.

That's what I call a motivational video!!:ernae:

[Cleartheprop]

Thank you Scratch !
The purpose of the video is to show everyone how fun it is to fly this FW190 !! :running:

[raptor19]

Cracking video Mirage. I have already passed the link on to a couple of friends. Beautiful model too, I love flying it but have yet to achieve a landing quite as smooth as yours.:applause::applause:

[Cleartheprop]

Thank you Raptor ! I keep training/practicing again and again to be able to land properly without bouncing endlessly on the strip ! :bump:
The model is definitely one of the most beautiful FSX warbird. :ernae: