Cool 109 link

Shows rare 109 offshoots, even a butterfly tail one from 43. & the H had a 2 stage charger.

http://jg26.proboards32.com/index.cgi?board=ojfocus&action=display&thread=1142355306&page=1

The Messerschmitt Me109H.

At the beginning of 1943, workwas proceeding on the development of a dedicated high-altitude fighter based on the Me109F.
Designated Me109H, this was essentially a Me109F airframe with a higher-rated DB 601 engine and a parallel-chord centre section inserted in the wing, increasing overall span to 39 ft 1,1/4 in (11.92 m).
A demand for improved service ceiling resulted in the decision to adopt the DB 628A engine, which, with an induction cooler and two-stage mechanical super-charger, promised 1.580 hp at 6.560 ft (2.000 m).

 

Anyone know if early metal tails on E through to early G-6 had rounded rivets? Later wood ones would not have had 'any' rivets it would seem.

Here's link about tail rivets.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimages%26imgsz%3Dall%26imgc%3D%26vf%3Dphoto%26va%3Dpop%2 Brivet%26fr%3Dush1-mail%26ei%3DUTF-8&w=640&h=480&imgurl=www.etigerrr.com%2Fimages%2FFerneyPopRivetL.JPG&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etigerrr.com%2FRV7Rudder%2FRudderP6.htm&size=46.0kB&na me=FerneyPopRivetL.JPG&p=pop+rivet&type=jpeg&no=9&tt=485&oid=19a90ad72dd76f3e&ei=UTF-8

 

And another with closeup photos of different rivets.

http://homepage.mac.com/tamoell/airplane/wings/wings07_29_05.htm

 

great finds chrome. thanx

 

a friend of mine has a book with closeup 109 tail photos. they all looked flat as a board except for hinge screws. So much for Carson's 109 comments.

 

George Wing. Pursuing the Elusive Dream

WHILE HE WAS an engineer at North American Aviation during World War II, George Wing invented the Hi-Shear rivet which was used initially on the P-51 Mustang. significantly cutting the weight of structural fasteners and simplifying its war-time production.