Ratch Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Originally Ha 141, designed by Dr. Ing Vogt in 1937 as a private venture, the prototype first flew on 25 February 1938. The A series flew well, but the five BV 141B-0’s were plagued with various troubles. The B series first flew on 9 January 1941. These problems were solved with the development of the Argus As 820 power plant giving a maximum speed of 345mph, a vast improvement on the previous BMW engine. Although originally designed for a reconnaissance role, it was transformed into a torpedo carrying Maritime Patrol aircraft designated Bv 141B-05 and assigned to Küstenfliegergruppe 906. http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24485975/411990065.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24485975/411990057.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24485975/411990058.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24485975/411990059.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24485975/411990060.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24485975/411990061.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24485975/411990062.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24485975/411990063.jpghttp://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL761/13303934/24485975/411990064.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimal_indrasoma Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 /media/tinymce_upload/6417791d3775ed5ec10d739df89c33af.JPG Very nice! Is this a new tool?Here's mine from many years ago -/media/tinymce_upload/1934e0ec38a3b6b0ac8e8678e2f81d8b.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Very nice! Is this a new tool?Thanks not a new tool - a whiff.What if the Luftwaffe had developed this design, gave it a more powerful engine, converted it to deliver topedoes, gave it a remotely operated turret and a nose gun, added long range fuel tanks. Just a bit of imagination with the spares box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Gotta love the Bv 141, one of the more remarkable subject choices ever from Airfix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimal_indrasoma Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Very nice! Is this a new tool?Thanks not a new tool - a whiff.What if the Luftwaffe had developed this design, gave it a more powerful engine, converted it to deliver topedoes, gave it a remotely operated turret and a nose gun, added long range fuel tanks. Just a bit of imagination with the spares box.Oh, I see!I think they had a further development on the drawing board with a jet engine slung under the crew cabin - now that would be a fun build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Oh, I see!I think they had a further development on the drawing board with a jet engine slung under the crew cabin - now that would be a fun build!Revell did a kit of the Bv P-194, I don't think it's currently on their catalogue, but shouldn't be too difficult to find. https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/1/9/5/103195-11185.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Mock Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Gotta love the Bv 141, one of the more remarkable subject choices ever from Airfix! Really quite adventurous choice for the time, but the unique shape must have been a big selling point and it was pretty steady in the range for a couple of decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_fleming Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Gotta love the Bv 141, one of the more remarkable subject choices ever from Airfix! Really quite adventurous choice for the time, but the unique shape must have been a big selling point and it was pretty steady in the range for a couple of decades.Especially as it never actually entered service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimal_indrasoma Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The RLM spec was for a single-engined recce plane with excellent visibility, but the nod went to the Fw189 - it used Argus engines which were available at the time, unlike the Bv141 which used the same engine as the Fw190 - guess which one got the priority!BTW, anyone notice any similiarities between the Bv141 and the Fw189? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_fleming Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 BTW, anyone notice any similiarities between the Bv141 and the Fw189?From memory, they used the same basic cockpit nacelle design - at least on the later Bv141s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 The design concept was looking backward to WW1 observation, so it inevitably would be surpassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewe Manton Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Do any complete airframes still exist I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Wiki says there are no surviving airframes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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