Oberleutnant Hans Schaffell, Testpilot of this beauty, complained that the fuselage internally built-in radio antenna was not up to the task, as the radio performance was poor. Heinkel engineers had no choice but to add an external antenna. Keeping into mind that NOTHING should protrude on topsides, in order to offer poor Hans some chances of survival, upon possible bailout, they installed one at the centerline underneath the plane, just behind the MLG.
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1. Oberleutnant Schaffel is happier now....
Hans was happy with the solution, even more so that the radio quality was adequate now. "They value my safety, even at those awkward times", he thought.
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After applying some black paint at that installed radio antenna, made out of my sons ice cream trays...
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1. PE's enemies are my sons' ice cream trays...
...I painted, microtouchedup and finally applied a coat of satin-to-gloss paint at the canopy frame...
I then called this beauty done!
Thanks for watching everybody!
I have just no words to express my joy on having such great passengers on this resin ride (in order of appearance):
@gblair,
@airbum,
@lgardner,
@kalamazoo,
@johnb,
@michaelt,
@eb801,
@gkittinger,
@jmillan,
@roofrat!
Thanks a lot, my friends, your presence and constructive commenting was of great help and kept my motivation at top level!
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1. "Wish they get ths bomber operational soon, then my efforts will not be a waste...", Oberleutnant Schaffel thought.
Thank goodness his wishes did not come true...
Soon to reach the headlines!
