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PS 1: Ju 87 D Stuka
The museum houses the wreckage of a Ju
87D, imported from Russia, as evidenced by
a cyrillic inscription on the left side of the
rear fuselage. In January 2023, we (Eduard's
technical team) scanned parts of the airframe
of this exhibit for the purpose of accumulating
technical documentation and obtaining
additional data for the planned reconstruction
of another example of the Ju 87 D. It is
owned by The American Heritage Museum in
Massachusetts, but restoration work on it is
ongoing in the Czech Republic and Hungary.
The American Stuka is planned to be brought
up to an airworthy condition.
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The condition of the airframe allows access to the internal parts of the structure, which is very useful in view
of the assignment to create technical documentation as a basis for the restoration of the aircraft to an airworthy
condition. The wing of the reconstructed aircraft has essentially a complete covering, so the combination of scans
of the wings of both aircraft, supplemented with scans from another example, the well-preserved and maintained
Ju 87D at Hendon, will allow the accumulation of technical documentation to a very usable standard.
The airframe in the museum is more or less in the condition in which it was brought in from Russia.
For the purposes of scanning, it was necessary to carefully clean the relevant surfaces, especially
the internal structures, because deposits of dust and other debris can significantly distort the scans.
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