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Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Ecke-109- on June 12, 2004, 08:54:36 AM

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(http://www.warbirdpictures.com/LCBW4/Me-262-60.jpg)

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Wotan on June 12, 2004, 08:59:05 AM

fuel tank..........

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Ecke-109- on June 12, 2004, 09:03:52 AM

Fuel tank? You are making fun.

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Wotan on June 12, 2004, 09:18:57 AM

No its a dt that was dragged behing the 262.........

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: GRUNHERZ on June 12, 2004, 09:25:56 AM

Looks more like bomb to me.

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Ecke-109- on June 12, 2004, 09:26:55 AM

Strange...dragging a DT like a leashed poodle.
Thanks for clearing it up.

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Wotan on June 12, 2004, 09:35:01 AM

I dunno for a fact its a dt, but I have seen this pic discussed in another thread on another forum and the probrable conclusion was it was some sort of dt.

I will see if I can find that thread.......

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: OverBkil on June 12, 2004, 09:47:22 AM

It's Deichselschlepp towed bomb.

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Wotan on June 12, 2004, 09:50:18 AM

(http://www.strange-mecha.com/german/luftvaffe/me/me262v10.JPG)

Yup thats it..

Deichselschlepp

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Wotan on June 12, 2004, 09:53:05 AM

Thats Same AC btw V1+AE

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Wmaker on June 12, 2004, 09:53:39 AM

EDIT/NM...it was already answered./EDIT

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: -tronski- on June 12, 2004, 06:59:59 PM

Ar-234's were trialed with towing a modified V-1 as an external fuel tank

 Tronsky

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Pei on June 15, 2004, 06:01:56 AM

Quote

Originally posted by -tronski-
Ar-234's were trialed with towing a modified V-1 as an external fuel tank

 Tronsky

The RAF also experimented with this concept IIRC.

Title: What's this 262 dragging?
Post by: Mathman on June 15, 2004, 09:44:58 AM

I have a picture of an He 177 towing a drop tank on a wing.