https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/05/10/allison-engined-bf-109-of-the-erickson-aircraft-collection-flies/ The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Fri, 21 May 2021 14:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/05/10/allison-engined-bf-109-of-the-erickson-aircraft-collection-flies/#comment-49710 Fri, 21 May 2021 14:36:51 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3215#comment-49710 The engine is upright as usual with exhausts made to look the part. If you turn an engine upside down you will be destroying the lubrication system, the german engines were built to be inverted from the start. There are pictures on the net showing this.
There is a video showing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0aiNhaosU

]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/05/10/allison-engined-bf-109-of-the-erickson-aircraft-collection-flies/#comment-40216 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:53:16 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3215#comment-40216 Looks real good!

]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/05/10/allison-engined-bf-109-of-the-erickson-aircraft-collection-flies/#comment-40166 Thu, 11 May 2017 06:24:08 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=3215#comment-40166 That looks great! Often wondered if it were possible to mount a Buchon engine, in many cases a Merlin, inverted, to get the correct look to the 109 nose. I guess the Alison lends itself to that! With electronics these days a fuel injection system should be doable? I would think keeping it carburetted would be complicated. What mods to the oil system I wonder? Very interesting. Looks great!

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