New Bf-109G-6 Restoration First Engine Run

[Bomber_12th]

The restoration of the Hangar 10 collection's Bf-109G-6 project (based on the identity/parts of an original) at MeierMotors had its first airframe-mounted DB 605 engine run today, with video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKufcdKDrW0

Unfortunately the sound quality isn't very good, but it's still nice to see. This one is an airworthy restoration that will be flown, based in Germany where the Hangar 10 collection is located. The same museum also has a Buchon currently being converted into a reproduction of a Bf-109G-12, the dual-seat version, also by MeierMotors, which will provide orientation flights (like their TF-51D and dual-seat Spitfire). The Bf-109G-12 project is being done as faithfully as possible to the original, including an exact copy of the original canopy and rear cockpit area, and will be also powered by a DB 605 engine. Furthermore, the Hangar 10 collection also has a Bf-109E project that is very near completion, which has mainly been under restoration in England for a number of years.

Jerry Yagen's Bf-109G-4 is also very near completion at MeierMotors, and its DB 605 has already been completed and test-run here in the US as well. Once completed, it will be based at Jerry Yagen's Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach.