Luftwaffe Advanced Aircraft Projects To 1945

Author : Ingolf Meyer
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fighter planes
ISBN : 1857802403

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Luftwaffe Advanced Aircraft Projects to 1945 by Ingolf Meyer Pdf

A highly illustrated history of German experimental secret project fighters and ground-attack aircraft in alphabetical order starting with those manufactured by Arado and ending with Junkers. This first volume in a new series reveals a remarkable range of secret projects and experimental aircraft that did not appear in the very popular Luftwaffe Secret Projects series. Aircraft, projects and designs are detailed, with approximately 175 color illustrations. Historians, aviation enthusiasts, and modelers will find this book a valuable resource.

Author : Walter Schick,Ingolf Meyer
Publisher : Midland Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023478287

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Luftwaffe Secret Projects by Walter Schick,Ingolf Meyer Pdf

Designs from Germany's aerodynamics engineers detail proposed military aircraft, including wing span and area, aspect ratio, length, height, weight, speed, and armament.

Author : Dieter Herwig,Heinz Rode
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029448920

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Luftwaffe Secret Projects by Dieter Herwig,Heinz Rode Pdf

This eagerly awaited companion volume to the enormously popular volume on fighters looks at the might-have-been strategic German bombers. Filled with transatlantic jets and projects that were on the drawing board or in prototype form at the war's end. Full color action illustrations in contemporary markings and performance data tables show vividly what might have been achieved had the war continued beyond 1945.

Author : Marek Rys
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8389450305

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German Air Projects by Marek Rys Pdf

This is the third volume of a complete history of might-have-been German Air Force aircraft projects from World War Two. The speculation about what the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) might have achieved if World War II had continued into 1946 is a fascinating and rapidly growing field of interest. This book continues some of this intriguing speculation with extensive, realistic illustrations of German bombers that were proposed but which never flew, from the mid-thirties until the end of the War.

Author : David Myhra
Publisher : Schiffer Military
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 0764305646

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Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich by David Myhra Pdf

In Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich aircraft biographer David Myhra gives the reader much more than pictures of proposed German aircraft projects, although this work is richly illustrated by state-of-the-art digital images by Mario Merino. The total number of German projects is in excess of 400. Blohm und Voss tops the list with over 200 project designs. The reader is introduced to the men behind these proposed aircraft. One will discover Wolderman Voight's frustration with his Me P.1101 and why it simply would not jell. The reader will learn why Dr. Göthert of Gotha lobbied the RLM to take his Go P.60 designs and scrap the Horten Ho 229. We see why critics of design genius Alexander Lippisch said that he was a man who had a new design almost every day but fails to put most of them into the air. Myhra describes the shameful handling of Hugo Junkers, the father of German aviation, by the Gestapo. It was Junkers who said that "ideas for advanced aircraft projects were about as cheap as blueberries. To an idea must be added materials, resources, and time." And time in all the secret projects was short, very short. Although over 400 aircraft projects were on the drawing board when the war in Europe ended in May 1945, only a handful were in the prototype stage. This outstanding book also offers a superb collection of photographs of scale models from contributors throughout the world, and digital images by Mario Merino and Andreas Ott that offer a one-of-a-kind look at secret German designs.

Author : Dan Sharp
Publisher : Tempest
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911658801

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Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe - Vol 1 - Jet Fighters 1939 -1945 by Dan Sharp Pdf

Germany’s air ministry was quick to grasp the potential of the jet engine as early as 1938 and by 1939 several German aircraft manufacturers were already working on fighter designs that would utilize this new form of propulsion. Rocket engines too were seen as the way of the future and companies were commissioned to design fighters around them. As the Second World War began, the urgent need to bring these advanced new types into production saw a host of innovative aircraft designs being produced which would eventually result in Messerschmitt’s Me 262 jet fighter and the Me 163 rocket-propelled interceptor. And as the war progressed, efforts were increasingly made to find better ways of utilizing jet, rocket and latterly ramjet engines in fighter aircraft. Aviation companies from across Germany set their finest minds to the task and produced some of the most radical aircraft designs the world had ever seen. They proposed rotating wing ramjet fighters, arrowhead-shaped rammers, rocket-firing bat-winged gun platforms, sleek speed machines, tailless flying wings, tiny mini fighters and a host of others ranging from deadly looking advanced fighters to downright dangerous vertical launch interceptors. Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe Volume 1: Jet Fighters 1939-1945 by Dan Sharp, based on original research using German wartime documents, offers the most complete and authoritative account yet of these fascinating designs through previously unseen photographs, illustrations and period documentation from archives around the world.

Author : Bill Norton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fighter planes
ISBN : 1580071090

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U.S. Experimental & Prototype Aircraft Projects by Bill Norton Pdf

This book focuses on those American fighter projects of WWII that never reached combat forces, or only in a very limited manner. The book illuminates little known or minimally documented aircraft and projects that significantly advanced fighter design that never went into full-rate production and deployment. The 'standard' types are also examined to illustrate the 'state-of-the-art' at the time, the American posture and capabilities, goals set by national and military leadership, and general factors affecting the course of development for classes of fighters. Hence, this work follows the overall development of American fighter aircraft, but emphasizes those little-known projects that matured to the point of significant design development such as mockups, wind-tunnel models, and especially those yielding flying prototypes. Also includes 'dead-end' variants of service types, those only exported after US evaluation, and aircraft that entered service in only small numbers before being overcome by more advanced models or the end of hostilities.

Author : Dieter Herwig,Heinz Rode
Publisher : Midland Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bombers
ISBN : 1857801504

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Luftwaffe Secret Projects by Dieter Herwig,Heinz Rode Pdf

8= x 11 150 b&w photos 110 color illustrations The two previous volumes in this hugely popular series have covered Fighters 1939-1945 and Strategic Bombers 1935-1945. This new addition takes a close look at a varied range of aircraft types, principally described as ground-attack and special-purpose types, but which includes Kampfzerstvrer (multi-purpose combat aircraft), multi-purpose and fast bombers, explosive-carrying aircraft intended to attack other aircraft, air-to-air ramming vehicles, bomb-carrying gliders and towed fighters, and airborne weapons and special devices (rockets, cannons, flame-throwers, etc.) As in the first two volumes, the technical descriptions and histories of about 140 aircraft types are brought to life by many specially created full-color artworks, showing the projects, often in unit markings, as they might have appeared if they had come to fruition and/or if the war had continued beyond 1945. This series has proven indispensable for historians and notably for modelers, whose imaginations are fired up by these revelations.

Author : Marek Rys
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 8389450313

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German Air Projects by Marek Rys Pdf

The speculation about what the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) might have achieved if World War II had continued into 1946 is a fascinating and rapidly growing field of interest.This book develops some of this intriguing speculation with extensive illustrations and descriptions of German attack aircraft that were proposed but never flew, from the mid thirties until the end of WWII. Volume 4 describes projects developed by Junkers, Messerchmitt and others.

Author : Manfred Griehl
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783034192

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X-Planes by Manfred Griehl Pdf

Renowned German aviation specialist Manfred Griehl has collected a unique and valuable selection of photographs of Luftwaffe projects that never made it into battle. They remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage either because they were deemed unsuitable or the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production. Most photographs come from the development sites and testing grounds of the major manufacturers of Nazi Germany: companies such as Dornier, Junkers, Focke-Wulf and Heinkel all received funding from the government to develop bigger and faster aircraft. A huge amount of private testing went on with major organizations such as Daimler-Benz, BMW and Siemens investing huge amounts in new engine systems and other advances such as radar. This book also details the innumerable alterations that were made to existing service aircraft to equip them for new roles. There are examples of Fw190s developed for the delivery of chemical and toxic weapons, the high altitude Junkers EF 61, the early prototype WNF 342 helicopter as well as numerous examples of developmental jet fighters that could very well have been realized had it not been for the effectiveness of the Allied bombing campaign in restricting the supply of necessary materials.

Author : DAN. SHARP
Publisher : HarperTempest
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1911658085

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Jet Fighters 1939 -1945 by DAN. SHARP Pdf

Germany's WW2 jet fighter development programmes comprehensively detailed.

Author : Edwin M. Dyer
Publisher : Crecy Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 1857803175

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Japanese Secret Projects by Edwin M. Dyer Pdf

Surprisingly, secret Japanese planes of World War II remain an area that has been largely ignored due to scarcity of information. They do, however, have a large base of interest as unlike the majority of secret Luftwaffe programs that were resigned to the drawing board, the vast number of aircraft featured within this book actually flew or were in development. The book begins with an overview of the IJN and IJA through the early years to 1945, and their secret technical exchanges with the Luftwaffe throughout the war. It is divided into two sections dedicated to the two armed forces, with a total of 34 aircraft examined, each with its history, performance, and combat records laid out in an easy to read fashion. The book provides photographs, technical drawings, and stunning color renditions of the aircraft in combat. Notable emphasis is placed upon the supersonic kamikaze aircraft, the Amerika bomber, and the ways in which the Japanese improved on German technology, particularly the Me 262 and Komet. Secret Japanese armaments are also covered in detail, with information uncovered on guided missiles, rockets, and cannons. A gripping read for aviation and military enthusiasts around the world!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : OCLC:43078735

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Secret German Aircraft Projects of 1945 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786452804

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Aircraft of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945 by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

One of the most significant innovations in modern warfare has been the appearance and development of air power, a technology which demanded technical and financial investment on a whole new scale and which ultimately changed the fundamental nature of war itself. This book covers the history and development of the German air force from 1935 to 1945, with descriptions and illustrations of almost all of the Luftwaffe's airplanes, including fighters, jet fighters, dive-bombers, ground attackers, medium and heavy bombers, jet bombers, seaplanes, flying boats and carrier planes, transport and gliders, reconnaissance and training aircrafts, helicopters, and many futuristic projects and other rarities.

Author : Dan Sharp
Publisher : HarperTempest
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1911658093

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Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe - Vol 2 by Dan Sharp Pdf

The story of Germany's WW2 bomber development programmes.