VH-KDK Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Another incredible German design from WW2 is the Dornier Do-335. 1. Only 37 of this ingenious aircraft were completed which for the Allies was just as well. 2. Seen over Patreksfjorour, the Pfeil (arrow) had superior turn of speed over any other prop of the day due to its in line design, less drag than the conventional twin design. 3. Over the town of Patreksfjorour.Other advantages of the design include an engine failure did not lead to asymmetric thrust and with the in line engine arrangement little torque making the aircraft easier to handle. 4. Arnarfjordur. The Do-335 did have several problems during development including weak landing gear and many refinements were made through wind tunnel testing. 5. Failing to retract the flaps does not help. Allied bombing which interrupted the supply of the Daimler-Benz 603A engines and destroyed the main production facility at Manzel slowed production. 6. With a top speed of 474mph with boost the Do-335 was hard to catch as French ace Pierre Clostermann discovered when unable to get near one with his formation of Tempests at low level. 7. Near Bildudalur.Incredibly one does survive today in the National Air and Space Museum in the USA. The D0-335 was taken to America for evaluation after the war. 8. After capture in 1945 it was flown from Munich to Cherbourg escorted by 2 P-51s. The Dornier easily outsped the Mustangs and arrive in Cherbourg 45 minutes ahead of the P-51s. 9. The survivor was returned to Germany in the 1975 for restoration and some of the employees at the Dornier factory who helped with the restoration had actually worked on the Do-335 during the war. 10. The ventral fin was designed to avoid prop strike during take off. All straight vees with minimal cropping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Thanks heavens none of these designs changed the course of the war. Really great images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Thanks heavens none of these designs changed the course of the war. Really great images! Fully right, RJ. But these designers have been amazing. BTW, this one was the first plane with an ejection seat system. And this story described here, together with the shots is breathtaking, mates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Schnibben Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Martyn, watching your posts is like reading an aircraft encyclopedia - what an incredible plane! Where did you find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyMotion Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Great find and great shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 With all of these AC now , you are going to need a larger hanger (SSD) . Fantastic shots my friend . Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 You do a fantastic job showing off all of these different aircraft Martyn, nice work!! Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Another great find, one more original than the other. Thanks for the story, it remains that those aircraft existed and flew successfully because of great engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasi31 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Martyn, watching your posts is like reading an aircraft encyclopedia - what an incredible plane! Where did you find it? +1 - Great shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp1852 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Great pics of a great bird Martyn! Many years ago I saw a Do335 standing next to a Bf109. Well the 109 almost parked under the 335 A really huge plane when you stand right before her! Like the Ju87, bigger than you would expect her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Very nice indeed. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Great pics of a great bird Martyn! Many years ago I saw a Do335 standing next to a Bf109. Well the 109 almost parked under the 335 A really huge plane when you stand right before her! Like the Ju87, bigger than you would expect her! I never the Ju87 to be that big or the Do335 for that matter. Lucky you have seen them both. +1 - Great shots! Another great find, one more original than the other. Thanks for the story, it remains that those aircraft existed and flew successfully because of great engineering.Many innovative designs and ideas came out of Germany, so many great engineers and designers there. You do a fantastic job showing off all of these different aircraft Martyn, nice work!! Adam Thanks Adam, there is so much interesting stuff out there. With all of these AC now , you are going to need a larger hanger (SSD) . Fantastic shots my friend . Cheers Brad Thanks Brad, it is getting rather full. Great find and great shots! Martyn, watching your posts is like reading an aircraft encyclopedia - what an incredible plane! Where did you find it?I have been learning so much with these unusual finds. It is on simvation http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=do335&x=35&y=16 Very nice indeed. cheers Iain Fully right, RJ. But these designers have been amazing. BTW, this one was the first plane with an ejection seat system. And this story described here, together with the shots is breathtaking, mates! Did you know it also had explosive charges in the tail to remove, I think, the ventral fin in an emergency. When the Dornier factory were restoring the survivor in 1975 they were amazed to find the charges were still there after 30 years in the States.Thanks heavens none of these designs changed the course of the war. Really great images! Thank you all for your great comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightSimCreator Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Looks like you had fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Looks like you had fun! That is what flight simming is all about for me, and I hope for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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