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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,977
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Noah,
No one that I know of is making the -51 right now. BF-109's and FW-190's along with the 262 are or were in very limited production. There was a guy who reverse engineered one or two Spitfires but not sure if he is still doing anything.
If you want a nice flying airplane, the Spitfire is the best of them all. FW-190 comes second then the rest were just a level below. The -51 was a good plane but its forte was its range and ability to withstand enemy fire. I have friends who have flown both (one in WW2) and everyone says that the Spit was the best flying but the -51 would bring you home. Same with the P-47 but it was really a truck to fly.
Tabs,
I have flown a lot of planes but not sure that I would get in one of the old WW1 birds. I fly a wood and fabric airplane for fun but the older stuff can be real flimsy.
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