The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach as recently acquired and accurate Blériot XI replica, complete with wing warping.  Here are a few iPhone photos.

 

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Wow, she's beautiful!

that is awesome. I don't know if I would be honored or scared to fly an airplane like that!

Lee, in the second shot, taken from the starboard side:

 

Is that Bob Russell's Fw 190A-8?

 

Looking at it in the background, I was struck by how bizarre the cowling looked.  Almost like a La-5.

 

And then I found this article, which said that "Russell fitted it with the four bladed propeller, hub, engine and modified cowling from a Tupolev TU-2 bomber."

 

http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/yagen-acquires-fw-190.html

 

If that is the "Russell" Focke-Wulf, are there any plans to return it to it's original specifications?

Klaiber,

 

Yes.  As far as I've heard the plan is to keep the Fw-190A as is.  The link you posted also has a nice shot of our other Fw-190A "Blue 4" and our Dora replica.

 

 

The link you posted also has a nice shot of our other Fw-190A "Blue 4" and our Dora replica.

 

I saw that!  I definitely want to eventually make a trip to the Military Aviation Museum.  The collection looks amazing!

Wow... loaded for bear! Is that an Enfield on the side?

Is she a flying bird? I would hope so!