Walkaround video Messerschmitt Bf 109 'Red 7' Andreas Haferkorn, Chief Engineer and Volkar Bau, Chief Test Pilot on the Bf 109 G-4 / Hispano Aviacion H. A. 1112 M-1-L, W.Nr. 139 (EADS)

Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Walkaround video Messerschmitt Bf 109 'Red 7' Andreas Haferkorn, Chief Engineer and Volkar Bau, Chief Test Pilot on the Bf 109 G-4 / Hispano Aviacion H. A. 1112 M-1-L, W.Nr. 139 (EADS)

Andreas Haferkorn, Chief Engineer on the 'Messerschmitt Stiftung' EADS 'Red 7' presents a small 'walkaround' video filmed at RIAT 2015, while Volkar Bau, Chief Test Pilot discusses contending with torque in the Bf 109

Also on this blog read my article Contending with torque

" ..the problem with this aircraft is takeoff and landing...." Volkar Bau

" ..The day was rounded off with a demonstration of captured American aircraft, in particular a P-51 Mustang – it was stressed that our Bf 109s and Fw 190s were generally superior to this type. We soon realised on our first combat sortie that this statement was not entirely accurate....”

Uffz. Kurt Scherer II./JG 4