German Luftwaffe stuff and documents, pictures
 

Dear Forum member,

we still looking for german Luftwaffe pictures an documentarys for our no commercial webside !


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Hi
An excellent site, just wish I had something I could contribute.
cheers
Jerry

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Wow..nice site.Is there such a thing as an automatic pullout mechanism for the JU87 Stuka ?http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...2-DSCF6867.jpg

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Second Pic...Any Ideas ? Apparently came from an airfield in Norway in 1945.http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...an1/stuka3.jpg

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I beleive that is part of the rudder control (autopilot)...

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There is/ was. The german term for that is "Abfangautomatik für den Sturzflug". Is was a standard in the Ju 87 and AFAIK in the Ju 88 and coupled with the BZG/ -visier. It's purpose was to assist the pilot in the pullout right after the dive bombing. It controlled the speed (engine rpm), bomb release, airleons and dive brakes.

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another fotohttp://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...8-DSCF6869.jpg

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another fotohttp://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...0-DSCF6868.jpg

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Didn't it also control the stab trim and elevators?

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Actually it controlled everything necessary to perform or execute the manouver. I just listed those i knew of.

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On box is written 760 km/h, is this mean that this is universal device? I am not sure that Stuka can reach that speed, even in dive!

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The Ju 87 couldn't reach that speed, but the Ju 88 could (at least theoreticaly in a steep dive). But AFAIK there is a limiter in this device that this speed shall not be reached in a controlled dive. So, yes, this would be a universal device for planes like the Ju 87 and/ or the Ju 88.