 | Junkers Ju88| Old Threads Discuss Junkers Ju88 in the Old Stuff forums; We weren't comparing the two. We were saying they were both good because they are being restored.
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05-13-2004, 07:07 PM
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Country:  | We weren't comparing the two. We were saying they were both good because they are being restored.
Yes, this new Eurofigther is supposed to be great though, that's what they said about the Tornado so I'm yet to be swayed.
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05-14-2004, 07:25 AM
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| Does anyone Know exactly where and by who the Tiffy's are being restored by ?...I do know one of them is an ex-198 Sqn. aircraft, but I've especially been trying to find out more about them. - And if I appear a little defensive of Typhoons, I apologise... 'C'est la guerre'... | |
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05-14-2004, 01:59 PM
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#153 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yes, and i suppose the modern tornado after the WWII ones, all two of them  ......................
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05-14-2004, 03:33 PM
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Country:  | oh yeah, the windsor sure had them beat in production numbers
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05-14-2004, 08:18 PM
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Country: | Did you know that when this country got its orders of Tornados it 'moth balled' at least two squadrons worth of Aircraft. Brand new aircraft put into storage to be used as spare parts because they were faulty or just crap.
The RADAR altimeter used to bounce off the under-carriage. Seriously not many people know this, nor should they know but billions was wasted on those hunks of crap.
The Pilot would be coming down to land: '200ft...putting under-carriage down....7ft...' looks outside and he's still like 150ft off the deck, the RADAR altimeter was bouncing off the under-carriage. And that's only one of the problems.
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05-15-2004, 06:57 AM
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05-15-2004, 09:40 AM
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#157 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | aslong as they've been sorted now.............
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05-17-2004, 06:35 AM
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Country: | The old ones won't have, they can't. You can't change the position of the RAD-Alt without completely re-designing the plane. Those aircraft will probably still being used as spare parts. Plus the fact that wasn't the only problem with the aircraft, trust me, it's crap.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
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05-20-2004, 12:51 AM
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#159 | | the old Sage
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Country:  | I'd like to respond to the original posting if I may............ 
the Ju 88G-1 and G-6 nachtjäger was fitted with 4 forward firing 2cm weapons and usually a fitting for 1-2 upward (Schräge-waffen), oblique guns. Rear defence was a sole MG 131 13mm gun.
there were no G-7 versions as this was an additon by the RAF after the war to the existing G-6 versions named a-c due to the radar array set-ups, but there was only the G-6 with no particular seperate variance.
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05-20-2004, 05:52 AM
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Country: | Nice...seem to know your stuff.
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05-20-2004, 06:42 AM
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| Not according to my research...there was a G-7a and a G-7b, differing from the G-6c by having Jumo 213E engines, driving VS 19 airscrews and equipped with a MW 50 boost system, the two 33 Imp MW 50 tanks being installed in the wings - this system resulted in 1,608 hp, plus 414 lb of thrust at 29-30,000 ft. The G-7a had FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2, the 4-pole 'Stag's Antlers'./ - The Ju88 G-7b had FuG 228 Lichtenstein SN-3, but the Allies jammed that band , so they switched to Fug 218 'Neptun' VR with the 'Morning Star' aerial array - they stuck it in a wooden nose cone with Naxos Z, in the finish./ - The G-7c had FuG 240 'Berlin' N-1a, which evolved from their studies of a captured British H2S. - Only 10 sets were available before production was stuffed by Air raids, then War's-end... | |
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05-20-2004, 06:49 AM
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| -P.S : The Ju88 'G' series were my favourite.... | |
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05-20-2004, 09:21 AM
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#163 | | the old Sage
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Country: | sorry friend but there was NOT as G-7 series a/c.
I am writing a book on the Junkers Ju 88G-6 and crews and it should be published in about two years. All 88's with the late FuG 220d and Rückwarts configs and FuG 218 and FuG 240a1 Berlin were Ju 88G-6's. I have the documentation plus the pilot/crew interviews.
Am not sure just what references you are using..........may I ask ?
have been interviewing and collecting pertinent dat on the German Nachtjagd for over 35 years, and having a cousin that was Gruppenkommandeur of II./NJG 5 where he was KIA.
Now U guyz know a little bit more about my background..........
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05-20-2004, 11:22 AM
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05-20-2004, 02:38 PM
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#165 | | the old Sage
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Country: | vielen Dank sir ! 
good to be here and the forums have some interesting information..........
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