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Originally Posted by Bewolf
As long as it just sits around to be stared at, it really does not matter what is under the hood as people won't see it anyways. For a museum a replica does just as fine. Flying comes with a risk, but it is the only way to actually get a real impression of a machine that was made for solely for this, flying. But that is just my opinion.
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On the other hand:
A replica would look, feel, and fly the same - only without the risk of breaking apart in midair.
If you want to avoid this risk you'll have to strip it and put it back together - you'll basically end up with a replica. Bad decision.
The best choice therefore would be no to touch the body at all and let it rest in a museum.
Then again, on static display it doesn't need a working engine either - a flying replica would. It would, imho, even turn a kitplane like the Flugwerk into an original.
Why not put a clone in there, in make the engine available for other projects(with better/safer) airframes?
But afaik, there are no other projects which could make use that beast....