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[–]Derp-herpington 8 points9 points ago

thats an Me109. it is more of a fighter craft. u may have mistaken it for the Stuka

[–]fuhgeetas[S] 2 points3 points ago

Messerschmitt Bf 109

If anyone is wondering the name of the plane, although I may be wrong.

[–]Troll__McLure 6 points7 points ago

It's not a bomber. ;)

And in this thread, there are some additional pictures of this wind tunnel and information.

[–]fuhgeetas[S] 0 points1 point ago

Whoops, I didn't know this was here 2 months ago. Thanks for the info!

[–]tronn4 0 points1 point ago

Every damn time.

[–]TheCryptic 1 point2 points ago

Looks right, but I'm no expert either. But it is a fighter, not a bomber. I don't think a bomber would fit in that tunnel.

[–]tarzan322 2 points3 points ago

Yes, a Bf-109 but was better known as ME-109, and no it's not a bomber. It's was one of Germany's best fighters in WWII.

[–]Texan1982 -3 points-2 points ago

It is indeed a Bf 109. An early "D" model. although i may be wrong. They were wonderful high altitude fighters but they were at the mercy of allied pilots in the lower altitudes. They were soon outclassed altogether by the P-51D mustangs that were outfitted with the british merlin engine.

[–]putupyourdukes 1 point2 points ago

Which were outclassed by the 262, 190D and TA-152.

Good thing we zerg rushed them with p-51s!

[–]Texan1982 0 points1 point ago

and lets not forget the british for the later war versions of the spitfire or the P-47 Thunderbolt (the jug).

[–]QualityEnforcer 2 points3 points ago

Link to a higher quality version of the posted image:

Image (2565 x 1938, 6583 kB)

[–]aooot 0 points1 point ago

So, is it flying right now? In that wind tunnel? I feel dumb. Educate me.

[–]Texan1982 1 point2 points ago

Its suspended on cables that are attached to pulleys. That way the plane can respond to the wind like it would if it was really flying.

[–]Kruse 0 points1 point ago

This would go nicely in /r/wwiipics.

[–]sketcher7 0 points1 point ago

My grandpa had one of those, it smelled!

[–]skyclown 0 points1 point ago

The Bf109 was in a very interesting developement race with the Spitfire over the course of their lives and many iterations.