The Junkers CL.I was a ground-attack aircraft developed in Germany during World War I. Its construction was undertaken by Junkers as proof of Hugo Junkers’ belief in the monoplane, after his firm had been required by the Idflieg to submit a biplane as its entry in a competition to select a new ground-attack aircraft.
The design took the J7 fighter as its starting point, but had a longer fuselage to accommodate a tail gunner, and larger wings. The prototype flew in late 1917 and was followed over the next few months by three more development aircraft. The Idflieg was sufficiently impressed to want to order the type, but had misgivings about Junkers’ ability to manufacture the aircraft in quantity.
The example pictured below is a little bit of a fraud but it has its place. Its basically a totally different aircraft remodelled to look like the CL.1. In reality its only about 70% scale. So it works for flying over trenches or as background set dressing for example. You might see the cracks if you need to shoot it close. But maybe I’m going too geeky on you. Regardless we took two of them to Upper Hayford in deepest darkest February to act as Set Dec for “Wonder Woman”.
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03:30 call time today for our jet, come back lockdown we loved you really.. #ukfilm #Filmmaking https://t.co/a1Ag8wVTBK
about 8 hours ago
RT @MarkGreen2302: Just another normal day @WLACFlying #BBMF @Disco_BBMF @Jacob_The_Pilot https://t.co/MEy0Q3yrdW
11th July 2020
Back to work in this strange new world, and I thought the CAA were stringent with their medicals! https://t.co/ERp67PBP9c
10th July 2020
3/3 Although they did not hit the German aircraft, its pilot appears to have panicked and landed without his undercarriage locked down. In the crash landing the fuselage was badly damaged and the pilot severely injured. The other occupant received only slight injuries.' https://t.co/bzAJQFMqWj
4th July 2020
2/3 Crossing the coast they fired very cartridges which they hoped would indicate that they had no hostile intentions.They continued their flight to RNAS Ford where they were chased by a Mosquito and two or three Hawker Typhoons. The RAF aircraft opened fire. https://t.co/07s2YqbKl7
4th July 2020
1/3 - Bf108 “F8-CA” of Stab/KG40. Two members of the Luftwaffe decided to desert and stole this aircraft at Châteaudun, taking off at 06.00 on 11 September, 1943, to fly to England. Flying at 3,000 ft, they headed for Selsey Bill, the nearest point on the English coast. https://t.co/qcKkmm84eR
4th July 2020
Getting ready for codes and nose art on the Bf108. Anyone recognise it? Quite a story.. #bf108 #me108 #avgeeks https://t.co/U5GvTrF7Kv
4th July 2020
OK, so lets bust the COVID quiet by running up our new B17 engine. Obviously VFR only, and despite the unusual undercarriage arrangement I guess it still qualifies as a taildragger. What could go wrong... #b17 #avgeeks https://t.co/8HkPWuYaYD
1st July 2020
RT @_HelenDale: Steady (gimballed) head. Did I mention that birds are amazing? https://t.co/2I9Tyb7iMi
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