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Bv 141 and FW 189

February 10th, 2004 04:43 AM

These are two oddball-looking German aircraft. They've been around somewhere in the middle of WWII.

This is what the Bv 141 looks like



And this is the Fw 189

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Re: Bv 141 and FW 189

February 10th, 2004 05:25 AM

Strange looking indeed.
One thing I've always wondered is if this large bomber-like plane used in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the lost Ark was ever really constructed or just Hollywood-fiction, anyone know about it?

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Re: Bv 141 and FW 189

Anlushac11

February 10th, 2004 05:48 AM

The German bomber in Raiders Of The Lost Ark was a fictional plane inspired by real designs like the Horten Brothers flying wing designs.

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Re: Bv 141 and FW 189

February 10th, 2004 09:01 AM

I imagine the second plane is based similar to the P-38. The first one looks like it would have a terrible list to the right. Purpose of either? I see no weaponry at all.

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Re: Bv 141 and FW 189

Anlushac11

February 10th, 2004 09:42 AM

The FW-189 UHU(Owl) was a recon and scout plane used extensively on the Russian front. It had IIRC 2 x 7.9mm forward firing and 2 x 7.9mm rear firing in dorsal flexible mount and 1 x 7.9mm in tail.

The BV-141 was the competing design to the FW-189 and was also a recon/scout/light bomber/ ground attack aircraft. It was actually very balanced and flew very well. Because Blohm and Voss were slow to get the prototypes out and a pre production batch going the FW-189 was given the contract. The small number (13?) were used on the Russian front and the project was dropped in 1943.