Early Access: Inside The Cockpit - Junkers Ju 87
Added 2021-08-05 14:40:23 +0000 UTCHey,
To celebrate the launch on my crowdfunding (or shall we say Krautfunding) campaign for my book on the Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka', I went to film the Ju 87 G-2 of the RAF Museum. Big thank you at this point to all those that have already supported the campaign. We are about 2/3s of the way to be funded! If you haven't seen it yet, check it out here: http://stukabook.com
As one of the only surviving Ju 87 exhibits, this episode will feature the most extensive walkaround I have done so far. Sadly the cockpit was closed off due to conservation reasons (radiation + rarity of aircraft) but it is still one of the best videos I have made (in my own biased mind of course) and shows the direction I want to take with future Inside The Cockpits too. Hope you enjoy and thank you for the support!
Chris
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Thanks Chris. I'd seen the Auto Recovery system mentioned many times, but nothing ever went into any detail about how it worked. It's actually a very simple system, yet has a mystique about it because it's never explained in casual sources.
Julian Corbett
2021-08-05 22:42:28 +0000 UTCHey Julian, the dive recovery sytem is linked to the bomb drop. When the drop altitude is set, a noise will alert the pilot once he is 250m from that altitude. It mutes when he reached it. He then activates the bomb drop. When a bomb is dropped, an electrical impuls activates a magnet that set the elevator trim to tail heavy. This initiates the dive recovery for the pilot, but as I understand it - he might actually have to pull himself as well. It's an assistance.
Military Aviation History
2021-08-05 20:59:16 +0000 UTCKrautfunding, I died :D
2021-08-05 19:55:44 +0000 UTC"One take!" Now there is a man who is happy with his work! I know it had been removed from the model you were looking at, but how did the "Auto Pull Up" actually work at the end of the dive. Was there some form of motor that actuated the elevators to deflect the airflow up or was it some other mechanism? Great work as always Chris :-)
Julian Corbett
2021-08-05 18:34:23 +0000 UTCLovely! I hope you can get in more German WWII planes in the future, 109 & 190's are favorites but there are so many others too. Great work ❤️
Jens Backman
2021-08-05 17:16:53 +0000 UTC
