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There is a He177A5 about 80% done....

is true, intrigued by this statement, I did a little research and I discovered that a He 177 is already into the manufacturing line.
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But perhaps it would be better to use "was" instead of "is" owing to the fact that the author's last update was presented in April 2009 and the latest, unanswered request about the advancement status is dated December 2009. In my opinion the project is quite far from an 80% level of accomplishment.
The father of the project is flying_fat who was faster than Slow in starting the work (predictable and easy given the initial boundary conditions, excuse me the joke, I couldn't resist :wink.
ASAP I will contact flying_fat about the current and real status, it seems to me silly and unfair working on a project that already has a parent. My error is due to a growing ageing-induced laziness :roll: and to a sudden burst of passion toward this "heavy" 8).

I know, I'm guilty but my "clandestine" work is progressing, the propeller's blades have been resized (too broad) and the fuselage croos-sections amended (accordingly to a more reliable blueprint).

greetings

Gianni

P.S.

So we are colleagues!

Not exactly, I left the AM after my 18 months of compulsory military service. A love affair, ahhh...good old times...