On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:57:43 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:
A real ME-109 at the show? I don't think so.
The Hispano Ha-1112 was built in Spain under license from Messerschmitt.
They were initially powered by Hispano-Suiza engines, later by Rolls Royce
Merlins.
Although technically correct, it's kind of like pointing out that the
Corsairs on the field this year weren't built by Chance-Vought. (I believe
they were built under license by Goodyear.)
Does that make them non-Corsairs?
Whatever, the plane was very, VERY cool. It just oozed evil, kinda like
the last scene in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" where the box containing the Ark
burns the swastika off from within...
--
Jay Honeck
Jay, you are technically incorrect here. ;-)
The Ha 1112 has a different engine, different prop, different profile,
different performance, handles differently and sounds different from
the Bf series. Other than similarities in the wing and fuselage, it's
an entirely different airplane from any of the German 109 series
Messerschmitts.
The Goodyear built Corsair on the other hand was a license built F4U.
It's exactly like Honda sending parts for the Accord to the U.S. and
having it assembled here. Same car in every way except that it was
assembled here rather than in Japan.
Corky Scott
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