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Congratulations on your purchase of the AcesHigh Focke-Wulf 190A!
The FW-190 was a backbone of the German Luftwaffe, BMW 801 twin-row radial powered, multi-role fighter. A favorite
of many, it was effectively flown by some of the most successful fighter aces. It wasn’t until the arrival of the Spitfire
that the 190 was challenged for air superiority.
AcesHigh have worked hard to create a model that pays great tribute to the performance of the real thing. As part of the
Extreme Flight family, we have combined the highest level of aircraft manufacture with new technology, and the results
are fantastic. Months of research and effort to create a realistic result without the typical weight problems that go along
with detail. In making the model look real, our objective was to recreate the full size plane as it was in operation. Those
aircraft worked hard, and got very dirty in the process. The details on the scheme are as if the full scale aircraft was
wheeled into a photo booth... there are no pin-stripe panel lines and dots for rivets, because panels aren’t pin-stripes,
and rivets were rivets. This isn’t the “brand new” looking warbird that is typically seen… congratulations on owning the
first ARF that comes dirty out of the box!
We hope that you enjoy the build, love the flying, and appreciate just sitting and looking at it when she’s just sitting
there… waiting for the next sortie.
“Red Tulip” – Hermann Graf
When you’re one of the best fighter aces of all time, why not brightly paint your cowling and rudder to something that
can’t be missed? This scheme is depicting the fighter flown by Hermann Graf. Serving on both the eastern and western
front, Graf was the first ace to shoot down more than 200 adversaries; 212 victories and 830 combat missions.
Seen in this photo with 202
victories, Graf was awarded the
highest military decoration at
the time, the Knights Cross of
the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves,
Swords and Diamonds.
An instructor of other aces, an
emblem of his fighter group can
be seen on the right hand side
of the plane; eagle teaching
younger eagles. The emblem on
the left hand side made up of
previous flight groups, the
Karaya-Staffel emblem. The rest
of the markings feature on
many of Hermann’s aircraft.
Research was challenging as Hermann flew more than one FW190, as well as a number of Bf109’s. His technique was
based around getting very close to his prey before firing. He got so close that he was often firing through debris. So
while he was not shot down, he went through a number of aircraft. The recreation of the details on this scheme were
from singling out this exact airplane, and recreating it as closely as possible including the actual reproduction of the
seemingly random camouflage pattern.
