Focke-Wulf reproduction airborne in Arizona

摘要

Flug Werk-built FW 190A-8/N N190DK made its debut flight in late April at Casa Grande, Arizona, in the hands of Klaus Plasa. The Focke-Wulf reproduction is painted to represent the fighter flown by Luftwaffe 'experten' Oberst Josef 'Pips' Priller in World War Two. Owned by Dan Kirkland, the machine will be based at Kingman, Arizona and available for airshow bookings in the US. Casa Grande-based GossHawk Unlimited has built the aircraft over the last two years - the work has involved manufacturing new wing root fillets, an instrument panel and a set of undercarriage doors. The aircraft has been fitted with a Russian-designed ASh-82 engine, to which GossHawk has added a newly designed annular oil cooler to counter a noted problem with the cooling system.