[Atlantic Bridge]

Your Uncle needs to upgrade.

= )

This is for sure true although the Me 262 has a pretty bad acceleration. First of all she was (in 1944) damm fast and a marvelous weapon platform to smash bombers. I guess that the "fun-factor" in this plane is limited, altough it is still one of the most elegant designs.

My granddad flew the FW 190-D9 during the last days of the war. Extreme torque and extreme acceleration. A real thrill. Planes like this or American Mustangs or the Me 109 of my uncle (such warbirds are a black hole in the wallet of their owners - even my uncle who is for sure not a poor man is whining in the meantime :-)) are what most pilots are dreaming of.

Anyway the STORMBIRDS gave proof that you "crazy" Americans are the best what ever happened to the warbird-scene. :-)

THANKS FOR THE PING!!!!

[yooling]

MAN!,I wish my uncle had a 109. Check out the Stormbirds website; www.stormbirds.com.

There you'll find links to the other two projects that are underway. They've got two Bf 109 F-4s and an Fw 190 F-8 that are on their way toward becoming airworthy again.

[Hoplite]

My granddad flew the FW 190-D9 during the last days of the war.

Not the healthiest of professions.

Though better than a U-boat crewman, and certainly it afforded a better view.