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General Forums => Films and Screenshots => Topic started by: Fancy on November 03, 2002, 09:34:30 PM

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Post by: Fancy on November 03, 2002, 09:34:30 PM

I'm not a big ID fan, but I came across this and thought it kind of strange.  Can anyone guess what it is, what it is derivevd from, and what it was used for.

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Post by: ChuBBs on November 03, 2002, 10:37:03 PM

a flying bomb

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Post by: Fancy on November 03, 2002, 10:49:52 PM

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Originally posted by ChuBBs
a flying bomb

Nope, but your close to the EASY part of the question.  It IS a modified V1, but look at the wheels and that bar in front.

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Post by: whgates3 on November 04, 2002, 01:18:34 AM

if thats a V1 they sure shrinked the jet...maybe a towed, air launched version?

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Post by: Staga on November 04, 2002, 03:02:36 AM

Ar-234 towable fuel tank.

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/images/lrg0211.jpg

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Post by: Epsilon 5 on November 04, 2002, 04:00:04 AM

ooh a little pet for the bomber, that'll give him company on his long flights :D

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Post by: frank3 on November 04, 2002, 07:07:11 AM

ok, staga convinsed me, it's a towable fuel tank

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Post by: JaniKu on November 04, 2002, 08:15:15 AM

LOL... Towable fuel tank... Darn those germans invented just funny things...

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Post by: ChuBBs on November 04, 2002, 12:58:12 PM

a gliding bomb pulled on the back of a plane

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Post by: Fancy on November 04, 2002, 04:14:54 PM

Staga's right on the nose.  It's basically a V1 fuselage filled with gas for the Ar234.  Sounds like a TNT pack strapped to your back if you ask me.

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Post by: whgates3 on November 04, 2002, 05:45:20 PM

the fixed gear on the V1 look like they might cause a bit of excess drag at 450 mph

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Post by: frank3 on November 05, 2002, 02:31:00 PM

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Originally posted by Fancy
Sounds like a TNT pack strapped to your back if you ask me.

1 shot at that tank and you can say byebye to your presious bomber. but than again, I dont think planes could ever keep up with the Ar234...

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Post by: Chairboy on November 05, 2002, 04:40:08 PM

Why would one shot equal instant dead AR-234?  Getting shot in the fuel tank on an airplane doesn't mean explosion, it usually means fuel leak.  Since the towed fuel tank would leak fuel behind the plane and any ignition sources, it seems like it'd be an annoyance requiring you to jettison the tank, not something that would kill you.