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Offline VWE001

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« on: May 24, 2002, 10:16:20 AM »
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Offline VWE001

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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2002, 10:17:06 AM »
Or how about this one?

Offline Baine

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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2002, 12:10:58 PM »
Yikes! The top one looks like something you'd jump into when Commissioner Gordon calls to report the Joker and his cronies are mounting a raid.

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« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2002, 12:33:50 PM »
Are they going to fix the view system on that stupid series so its worth while to pirate it....
The last two have been very lame in thge view system. And the stupid dogfighting bombers...

Offline VWE001

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« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2002, 12:48:00 PM »
That top one is a Horten Go-229 the only surviving example is in storage at the Smithsonians Silver Hills in Maryland.

Here is a link with all the pictures of it.

 http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms/stuff_eng_detail_hoix.htm

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« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2002, 12:54:15 PM »
i know that first one its one of those cool german intersepts

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« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2002, 12:59:51 PM »
whats the 2nd plane with those ridiculously large cannons? 40mm? 37mm? hehe

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« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2002, 01:08:12 PM »
Thats Do335 Pfeil and armament was (A series) one MK 103 (70 rds) and two MG 151/15 (200 rds each) or (B series) one MK 103 firing through the propeller shaft and two cowling mounted MG 151/15 and  two MK 103 in the wings...
Two seater version would be cool plane :D

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« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2002, 01:11:08 PM »
Yea.....that Gotha always makes me drool....amazing design...don't care whose flag it flew under, its an impressive looking plane.

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« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2002, 01:23:51 PM »
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don't care whose flag it flew under, its an impressive looking plane.


Did that plane see any combat?
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Offline VWE001

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« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2002, 02:08:14 PM »
The 229 only made 1 or 2 flights before the war ended and the 335 was in service but only about a dozen were operational. I don't believe any 335's ever got to see combat.

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« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2002, 02:13:15 PM »
No Maniac, the Ho 229 did not see combat, it did fly but only in prototype stage.

The DO335 might have seen combat, it saw front line service that much I know. If it was to be modelled for AH, the version would be the sinlge seater (twin was night fighter, quite much slower but heavy armamanet).

Do335 had TERRIBLE rear view, that's why its pilots requested (and got) rear view mirrors.

Ho 229 (estimated):

Single seat fighter-bomber
Powerplant: Two junkers Jumo 004B Turbojets, each rated at 8.73kN (1,962 lb) thrust.

Performance: Maximum speed 977 Km/h (607mph) at 12000m (39,379 ft), initial climb rate 1320 meter (4,330 ft) per minute. Service cealing 16000 meter (52,493 ft), range internal fuel 1900km (1,180 miles). With drop tanks 3170 km (1,970 miles).
Weights: Empty equiped 4600kg (10,141 lb) maximum overload 9000kg (19,841 lb).
Wing area 52.50 square meters (565 square feet)

Armament Four 30mm Mk 103 or Mk 108 cannon and two 1000kg (2,250 lb) bombs.

It was capeble of out-turning (and of course outrunning and outcliming) most enemy fighters and non enemy fighters. With that thrust and lowwing loading it could maintain high G turns for a long while.

We're damn lucky it never reached operational service, specially not in any numbers.

Do335 Pfeil (Arrow)

Pusher/Puller design.
Powerplant: Two DB 603E-1 12 Cylinder inverted-Vee liquid-cooled engines each rated at 1342kW (1,800 hp) for take off and 1421kW (1,905 hp) at 1800 meter (5,905 feet)
Performance: Maximum speed at 6500 meter (21,325 ft) 763km/h (474mph), max cruising speed 686km/h (426mph) at 7196 meter (23,610 ft), range on internal fuel on maximum continuous power 1395km (867 miles)

Bomb bay with capebility for one 500kg or two 250kg bombs aswell as two under wing racks for 250kg bombs.
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« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2002, 02:18:45 PM »
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Originally posted by Maniac


Did that plane see any combat?



Yes it did! In SWOTL, a sim I enjoyed a lot during the early 90's. Would be ultra-cool to have it in AH, maybe perk it at 300 or so.

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