Henschel Hs 123 - bi-plane ground attacker

[ChernayaAkula]

Didn't find a thread for it, so here goes. A fellow on Flugzeugforum.de is building an Airfix Hs 123. He has most of the plane assembled. The radial engine is not yet attached to the rest of the airframe. Doesn't look too bad like that. Almost like an in-line engine was fitted (small one ). So, how about ditching the radial engine of the Hs 123 and fitting the engine and cowling of a Ju 87 Stuka or even Bf 109 E instead? Could look pretty cool. A bit Fiat CR.32-ish.

Who'll do a profile? Anyone? Anyone? Greg? 

[Hotte]

Didn't find a thread for it, so here goes. A fellow on Flugzeugforum.de is building an Airfix Hs 123. He has most of the plane assembled. The radial engine is not yet attached to the rest of the airframe. Doesn't look too bad like that. Almost like an in-line engine was fitted (small one ). So, how about ditching the radial engine of the Hs 123 and fitting the engine and cowling of a Ju 87 Stuka or even Bf 109 E instead? Could look pretty cool. A bit Fiat CR.32-ish.

Who'll do a profile? Anyone? Anyone? Greg? 

Hotte

[sequoiaranger]

I think a MONOPLANE Henschel Hs-123 would look like the Italian Macchi MC 200; maybe an interim fighter between the Heinkel He-51 and the Bf-109, or an "export" fighter to places like Hungary or Yugoslavia. [See "Doctored" Pic Below]

I have a fondness for tight-fitting cowlings with the little bumps on them for the pushrods, like the MC 200, Gloster Gladiator, Arado Ar-196, etc.

Maybe it has something to do with the feeling I get in my "pushrod" when I see tight sweaters on gals that show the "bumps" underneath, I dunno.  

[Ed S]

That may be the quickest drop into the gutter I've seen in a thread.  It starts with the Hs-123 and goes directly to girls in tight sweaters.   

Ed

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

That may be the quickest drop into the gutter I've seen in a thread.  It starts with the Hs-123 and goes directly to girls in tight sweaters.   

Ed

And for that reason alone it should be applauded, but not encouraged 

Ian

[Weaver]

That may be the quickest drop into the gutter I've seen in a thread.  It starts with the Hs-123 and goes directly to girls in tight sweaters.   

Ed

Well Hs-123s are all about dropping quickly, so it made perfect sense to me......

How about an Hs-123 with a Jumo-210 like an He-112, or an export one with a Kestrel?

[GTX]

If I must...

Inline version:



And Sequoiaranger's Monoplane version (loving that idea  ):



Personally, I like the idea of a carrier based version - maybe pre Ju-87C.

Regards,

Greg

[ChernayaAkula]

Thanks, Greg! Sure looks the part!

[ChernayaAkula]

Having access to my PC with pen tablet again (posted from parent's laptop earlier), I couldn't help but look what Greg's modified Hs 123 would look like with a Bf 109E-3 nose.
Personally, I think it looks pretty damn cool. 



This was done purely with looks and horsepower in mind only. So I don't know whether it would actually work like that. 

[Daryl J.]

The Hs-123 has it's own decided charisma doesn't it.

There's an 'all metal' Hs-123 underway in the basement being built up for it's role in The Mercenaries of Marrakech.



Daryl J.