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Not being much of a German aircraft specialist, I find myself stuck trying to identify this strange little pusher bird... It may well be a Focke-Wulf project, but that's my only clue. I'm sure someone will be able to identify it soon and put me to shame! Thanks in advance for your help.

The MBI book on the Heinkel He 162 presents several contenders in the "Volksjäger" competition, including the Blohm & Voss P 211. Attached below are three-view arrangements of the two proposals described above.

Could anyone provide me data and informations about fixed torpedo tubes for shore defence?I known that they saw action during WWII.In one case the German heavy cruiser "Blucher" sunk by two 533 mm torpedoes fired from an Norwegian shore torpedo launcher during German invasion in Norway.Do they...

This is a spin-off from the 'Best Battleships of WWII' thread. The first few entries in this topic are edited posts from there.

Hi, after finally crossing my sources I present you guys a Heinkel project to embark in the "Graf Zeppelin" aircraft carrier. The well-known sesquiplane He114 was subject to an advanced design featuring retractable wheels (I don`t know about the tail one) and a bigger (full span?) lower wing...

Dornier Do 214 Source: http://blog.naver.com/PostThumbnailView.nhn?blogId=naljava69&logNo=60104025964&categoryNo=51&parentCategoryNo=

I need some info about this project... Images and performance data.

Operation Ikarus on wwii http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ikarus Anyone know more about this ?

Did the XT-7 "Rotkappchen" and M42 see action in WW2? The XT-7 is mounted on a small trailer which doubles as the launch platform. The M42 (86mm rocket) is mounted on a stand and the base plate seems to be bolted to the ground. The M42 also has a launch tube and sighting mechanism similar to a...

Hello :), have you heard of the "Zerlegbares Polizei-Kampfboot ( ZPK )"? It was built in three sections and could be dismounted easily. Apparently some were built, but other versions weren`t. Please see all versions proposed at...

Hi everybody Was there any marine gas turbine development in WW 2 ? Maybe for fast torpedo boats ! Many Thanks for every reply

Hello :), let me show a drawing I found in a russian book, "Chudo Orujie Tretego Reixa". The author calls it a "Walross", Walrus in english, but crossing it`s characteristics with data on Eberhard Roessler`s "Geschichte des Deutschen Ubootbaus", band 2, page 469, It most probably matches the...

Hello chaps, this is what I know on Arado manufacturer designations. If you know more, please fill the many gaps. Thanks. E 233 - Ar 430 amphibian transport 1940 E 300 - Ar 231 u-boat scout seaplane 1938 E 310 - project for a twin engined carrier torpedo bomber 1939/40 E 370 - Ar 234 with...

I found those picture in on-line magazine "EinesTages zeitgeschichten auf Spiegel.de" label "Engelmann-Boot" Hybrid of Sub and Speedboat based on 1938 patent of German dentist from Berlin build Prototype around 1941 and tested after Author Richard Lakowski in "U-Boote Geheim". from...

Hello everybody I'm searching for a 3view or drawing of the German “SEEDRACHE“ Torpedoboat Project It should be a catamaran like torpedoboat with two or four torpedoes and it is powered by a turbine or Pulsejet something like the Jumo004 or Argus As014! ((UP to 50 kts Speed!!!)) Thanks in advance

A very nice article on Graf Zeppelin from Roy C. Nesbit can be found at Aeroplane's March 2007 issue. a) In 1936, the keels of two carriers were laid down: Flugzeugtrager A (later Graf Zeppelin) and Flugzeugtrager B (latter Peter Strasser). b) In addition, Grossadmiral Erich Raeder, put...