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levier

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  1. ,Jeroen, powerplant package is looking very nice... what's yer weapon of choice?
  2. Jeroen... I think the rocker covers should be black. The rest of the engine is bare metal. That thing really looks the part! Brian
  3. On the opposite side of the Jumo 213E, You can see the Kommandogerat, and of note on this particular installation, one upper engine bearer is painted (vs. opposite bearer). I would be curious if anyone can chime in regarding the large hoses coming off the exhaust muff and what it used to heat. One noted on either side.
  4. Oil tank service door open, you can see how large the tank, nearly the same height of the Jumo. This view also makes clear the Intercooler and its large coolant hose. All of the hoses are a dark red brown color with anodized (pale gold) fittings. There is a handwritten inscription on the tank.. "A tank, not for St--K-" Not sure what the last word is.
  5. On the bottom photo English hand painted translations in white: hydraulic pressure is an American gage, the two boxes to the left of the large radio compass display are American radio equipment, the one with the red push buttons is the preset channel selector. On the top photo directly in front of the pilot (to the left of the control column) is an American radio compass indicator and marker beacon light above it. The two forward most gages on the pilot's left are interesting, two-in-one manifold pressure and tachometer for each engine. I wish I had more, this airplane was in a very dark place, and had little room to work with lighting. It is however kind of a time capsule, as its condition is remarkable and it is also very complete. Best regards, Brian
  6. Ok Wouter... I scanned two more, they were not optimally lit, but I guessed you could use them for more ref. Pilots right and left consoles:
  7. Wumm, Thanks for that info... I searched high an low, but no refs in my possession. I was pretty sure the hoses had something to do with cabin pressure, wondered why there were two separate ones. I had read that there were problems with the pressurization, having to do with excess heat, I and do recall they just ventilated it with ram air to cool it. Also explains the little scoop above the supercharger inlet! I do have a photo of the panel open on the right side showing the oil tank access, probably get to that one tomorrow. Brian
  8. Top cowl open, My manual for the airplane has no labeled diagrams for this space. I think the tank is for windshield alcohol and the large hoses for cabin pressure??
  9. Hi Wouter... Feel free to post on LSP, I am glad to help with the interior details. Since the airplane is completely dismantled the cockpit interior is all I could document, but I may have one more shot of the left sidewall area in the front sear. I will scan what I have and post. Keep the progress pics coming, we love it! Brian http://www.flightof2photography.com
  10. Apologies for broken links... I moved the images to my own site's server, they seem to be ok now from what can see. I have one more pertinent image of the "gun" cowl open that I will have scanned and uploaded today. Brian
  11. Hope this gets you along on the color and detail, best of luck with the project! Brian Silcox http://www.flightof2photography.com
  12. One of the things that made the Ta 152H capable as it was, the intercooled Jumo 213E-1 engine. The bare metal casting you see just above the base of the lower motor mount, to the left of the three vertical hoses is the heat exchanger and exit duct for the intercooler as the compressed air flows from the 2 stage 3 speed gear driven supercharger to the induction manifold. This allowed much higher manifold pressures to be used prior to detonation onset. The lower altitude Jumo 213F (Fw190D-13) relied on MW 50 exculsively for this charge cooling. Otherwise, the two engine variants were very similar.
  13. Hi Jeroen, I do have more... they are Kodachromes that I have not yet scanned, but I will get them done and posted soon. I have close ups of the woodwork inside the tail unit and several of the engine as well. I can crop the profile view, it has a lot of detail you cannot see in web sized images. Brian
  14. I subsequently photographed the cockpit, although it would appear you have most of what you need there. Of note is the extensive use of steel, which exhibits rust. I usually shoot these with the canopy closed, but it was so dirty I had trouble getting enough light in, so you see the windshield frame without canopy. I think those are American issue seat belts still installed.
  15. Jeroen, Great idea for this model. About ten years ago the Ta fuselage was assembled in the interest of making it easier to move to the new facility in Virginia. At the time I had pretty good access and was busy photographing what I could for a publication. The first image is a photographic equivalent of a profile drawing, a composition of about twenty 35mm images, taken under studio lighting. It gives some detail of the look of the airplane in storage. Rich Horigan had done the work and had explained that it was a minimum to stabilize it from further deterioration, and collect all the known pieces in one place. Some sanding through paint had been done to attempt to find its werk nr. (unsuccessful) The white tape is there to demonstrate to future restorers how that should be done to seal the panels. I have more close up detail I will scan and provide. Brian
  16. Wouter, Here is the aft cockpit, radio/ gunner's station of the Ju 388L-1. The light gray control box on the right sidewall is an American interphone control panel that was installed for testing at Wright Field in late 1945. The orange color pieces of tape scattered around the cockpit are English translations (handwritten) on various items. At the bottom of the image you see the access to the cockpit which is a pressure hatch in the bottom of the fuselage. As I am sure everybody here knows, the yoke aims the guns in the tail, which are sighted through the periscope. The bottom radio unit on the left is the FuG 16Z(Y) which I recognize, because I have one like it sitting here in my office... not too sure of the designations of the rest. I made this one a bit larger so you can make better use of it.
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