+@UltraMagaFan2 The swastika was banned in Germany in 1945 and it is still banned. There are some exceptions for education but not on flying aircraft.

@@FiveCentsPlease Ah, good ole progressive, liberal Germany. Still trying to erase its own history after 79 years. That law makes total sense considering the dumb fucks that run that place.

@@FiveCentsPlease I had no idea that was a law. But it makes total sense that they’re still trying to erase their own history after 79 years. Germany is one of the most progressive countries in the worlds

@@FiveCentsPlease It’s been 79 years. There’s no more Nazis. Germany needs to stop trying to erase its history.

@@FiveCentsPlease Dumb law. Germany should allow the swastika on WW2 aircraft. They should be as historically accurate as possible. They’re flying history and marvels of engineering. They’re very educational. I’ve had the opportunity to talk to people that fly and work on old warbirds and I’ve learned things that I otherwise would have never known.

It doesn`t really. When you compare accidents per flight hours to other jets its pretty normal. It was only in early West German Luftwaffe days when things went wrong. It went back to normal once they got it figured out. Also it was the media that pushed the "widowmaker" narrative.

Porbably won`t make much sense since these big engines are quite heavy. Aircraft engines are not made for quick throttle response, but to produce high consistent power over longer time periods.

No worries, they take care of that 😉

Spanish license build 109. They used Merlin engines, cause thats what was available to them. This airframes was then rebuild to G12 specs (more or less). It can still be fitted with a german DB605 engine and was a couple flight hours with such an engine.