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FR Hispano HA.1112 Buchon

This looks bloody brilliant. I hadnt thought about a buchon, but this looks great. Especially the native Spanish liveries.

Well done.
 
Note that the unboxing portion of the video was shot way back in 2014, and since then those parts have been incorporated into the now nearly completed fuselage that can be seen at the end of the video, shown as of November 2018. Don Bradshaw stated, back in November, that he expects there to only be up to another two years of work remaining until the aircraft is completed (that is if Kermit Weeks wants it completed as soon as then - I know some of his projects have been purposely delayed/put on the backburner in recent years until the Fantasy of Flight expansion happens).

At this time, the world-wide flying population of Bf-109's and Buchons stands at 11:

- Bf-109G-6 D-FMGS (DB 605-powered) ~ Hangar10 Germany
- Bf-109G-14 D-FMGV (converted Buchon, DB 605-powered) ~ Hangar10 Germany
- Bf-109G-12 D-FMGZ (two-seat/converted Buchon, Merlin-powered) ~ Messerschmitt Foundation Germany
- Buchon G-AWHC (Merlin-powered) ~ Air Leasing, UK
- Buchon G-AWHM (Merlin-powered) ~ Air Leasing, UK
- Buchon G-AWHH (Merlin-powered) ~ Anglia Aircraft Restorations, UK
- Buchon G-AWHK (Merlin-powered) ~ Historic Flying Ltd, UK
- Bf-109E G-CIPB (DB 601-powered) ~ Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, UK
- Bf-109G-10 N90602 (converted Buchon, Allison-powered) ~ Erickson Aircraft Collection, USA
- Bf-109G-4 N109GY (converted Buchon, DB 605-powered) ~ Military Aviation Museum, USA
- Bf-109E N342FH (DB 601-powered) ~ Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, USA

Projects under restoration to fly:

- Bf-109E, WkNr.1983, in Germany, fully completed back in 2017, is set to fly this year (following some initial issues/further work/further testing of the DB 601 engine over the last year).
- An early, Spanish Civil War vet, Bf-109E is advancing ever nearer to completion to fly at MeierMotors in Germany - likely to be completed this year or early 2020.
- Bf-109E WkNr.4034 at Rare Aero in England.
- Bruce Winter's Bf-109G-6 WkNr.410077 undergoing restoration at Midwest Aero Restorations in Illinois - likely to be completed in 2020.
- Graham Peacock's/Anglia Aircraft Restoration's Bf-109G project undergoing restoration at Air Leasing in the UK (featuring a Craig Charleston Bf-109G fuselage combined with Buchon wings).
- Kermit Weeks' Bf-109G-6 WkNr.161352 undergoing restoration at Don Bradshaw's in Canada.
- Jerry Yagen's Bf-109E WkNr.2023 under restoration in "Eastern Europe".
- Planes of Fame Air Museum's Buchon.
- Although three have been completed by Air Leasing, there are still several more former Connie Edwards Buchons floating around - I believe another is undergoing restoration at Air Leasing in the UK, and I know of at least a couple which are currently stored with Airmotive Specialties in California, pending eventual restoration.

Currently the German-based Messerschmitt Foundation's Bf-109G-4 "Red 7" D-FWME (a DB 605-powered, converted Buchon) is undergoing ground-up restoration (with completely rebuilt fuselage, wings, etc.), and the Foundation's Bf-109G-10 D-FDME (also a DB 605-powered, converted Buchon) is still undergoing servicing with work having been underway on redoing the cockpit and continued work on the engine and systems. Last year, the Messerschmitt Foundation purchased the "Bf-109G-12" D-FMGZ from Hangar10 and sold their Bf-109G-6 D-FMBB (DB 605-powered, converted Buchon) to an undisclosed German buyer - that aircraft too has been undergoing major restoration and I believe is expected to be completed/flying again in 2020.
 
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There is also an effort underway in Spain, initiated last year, to return a Buchon to flying condition, painted in original Spanish AF colors, which will be based in/operated in Spain.
 
Cees Donker said:
It 's been a long time since I was so eagerly waiting for a release!

:adoration:

Cees
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Back from testing, corrections made. FSX models themselves are complete and ready to go. P3D models are also ready, except for a third party sound module, which is giving me problems and I don't have a lot of time the next few days. Manuals should be written this week or next, along with the website pages. Getting close.

Voila! :)

Mike
 
Aaah, finaly a Buchon on short final. It is on my list! :applause:

BTW, it was reported on the FAST Aero page that the Buchon OO-MAF, which has been in long term storage for years here in Belgium, also moved the the FAST aero workshop in January 2019. So maybe also one to consider in Bombers list.

Greets,

F.L.
 
decent engine

Soll das ein Witz sein?
certainly the Merlin was a very good engine !
but the pilot had to manage him self a lot of things,
what the pilot having a DB 605 had not to do !
and hm is it realy so decent when the performances of the ac with the Merlin is less as with the Daimler Benz?
Such remarks typically german to depreciate german engineering and always to say that all what was from the allied forces was better than whar the germans had - - -
Just sad that as a lot of fine birds - we FS2004 users have it in the ---
sad very sad
yours
Papi
 
Yes it was a joke...

Oh, and it was the Merlin engine that won the airwar, not the DB. The DB was a maintenance nightmare. Fine German engineering, yes indeed!

Jeebus, those long Bavarian toes!

Priller
 
Slowly getting there. Web pages are about done, as are the manuals (Bf-109 and Buchon are simultaneous projects). Still have the store pages to do. Probably take less time to build a real Buchon. :)

Mike
 
Merlin won the war - ?

easy to say that the Merlin won the war if the Daimler had no longer fuel to drink
I will try to close that by what Adolf Galland said: Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang or Messerschmitts or Focke-Wulfs,
at last it is the pilot who is decesive. 'And I believe that the General der jagdflieger did know from what he speaks.
All these birds had the following points in commun:
They had been the last evolution of fighters with big piston engines and flown by their pilots them thelves.
And I have respect for every one of them, respect for those who build them, respect for those who flew them in missions,
and gratitude (not sure if it is the right word) for those who keep them flying till today.
Yours
Papi
 
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