LSP_Mike Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I'm working on an early D9, with the 5 piece cowling. J Crandall indicates serial block 210... as having the early, 5 piece cowl, ergo...the early flat canopy/ armor/support. Got it. In going through my copy of Green Hearts by Urbanke, I find profiles of serial block 210... with late bulged canopies. Retrofit? Field mod? I found a few profiles I really liked in Green Hearts, but want to try to get it right. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Hi Mike, I'm not sure if I understood your question correctly, but very often abandoned FW 190 D-9s were photographed without a canopy. It's possible that, when in doubt, the designer of the color profile chose to randomly place a bulged canopy. If you're sure that the D-9s with the 210xxx serial block had a flat canopy, then leave it as it is and ignore the color profile. This color profile is certainly wrong. Edited December 29, 2023 by Furie Uncarina, Cheetah11 and Isar 30/07 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 Good point. The early D9s had the 5 piece gun cowl; sources indicate within 210xxx werk number range. I was assuming flat canopy, but wonder about the exceptions. Your response certaily makes sense. I had not considered that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Damaged canopies were replaced with what was available and as far as I know the installation of the bulged one did not ask for any heavy modification. I think the only mechanical difference was the antenna tension mechanism. BiggTim and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Right, the bulged canopies didn't have one. The bulged canopies also had a quite noticeable bulkhead behind the armor headrest too. Not sure about this one ... ... looks like it could be a replacement as Thierry described. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 According to my ref's, that is an early D9, with the 5 piece gun cowl, and early, flat sided canopy. It would make sense that some may have been replaced in the field for various reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Sure, it's a 210 serial but I thot the very top of the canopy glass looked like it 'might' be more curved than flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 That looks like a flat one to me Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Mike, from what I've read, the early style has the simplified armor/ support, which this has. I think canopy styles could be switched, plane to plane, but not canopy types from early to late, if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 AFIAK Bulged canopies had the shrouded or solid section aft of armor and headrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Yep , that's what I said above. I found another pic of the same a/c and it's not a bulged canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 @LSP_Mike Hi Mike, could you be more specific, serial number, squadron coding, photograph etc. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 From JaPo Fw 190D-9 book volume 1 regarding a 210-series aircraft which landed in Norway at the end of the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 Thanks Kage, appreciated. Martin, I'm thinking of a JG 26 machine. The were the first to fly the D9. A Lt. Soffing possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Could use some help: trying to find info on Lt. waldemar Soffing of I/JG 26 late '44- early '45. A profile of his D9 would be fantastic, even a description would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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