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Originally Posted by ddog
Just for further clarification... it is a Focke-Wulf 190 D9. You can tell it is the D9 model because just ahead of the empennage is the classic 10 inch insert that was used to change the CG of that aircraft when it was changed from the short-nosed version to the longer-nosed D9 version.
Hope this helps.
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Actually the short nose became the long nose Dora because the original radial engine was switched out for a V engine. You can't lengthen the aircraft in the front only. You have to lengthen it in the back to counter balance.