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Dornier Do 335
Technically innovative, heavily armed and possessing a performance which no other piston-engined aircraft has ever achieved or surpassed, the Do 335 possessed great potential as a combat aircraft, but never got the chance to prove itself. Delayed by high ranking indecision and Allied bombing raids, it simply ran out of time. Both the engines were aligned in a push-pull config.
Type: Ground Attack/close support fighter-bomber
Engine:
Two Daimler-Benz DB 603G 12-Cylinder inverted-vee, liquid cooled engines in a push/pull configuration
1,900 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 13.8m (45 ft. 4 in.)
Length: 13.87m (45 ft. 6 in.)
Height: 4m (16 ft. 4 in.)
Weight:
11,700kg (25,800 lbs.)
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 413 mph (665 kph)
Range: 2050km (1,280 miles)
Ceiling: 37,400 ft (11,410m)
Armament:
Two 15mm MG 151/15 machine guns above the nose
And
One 30mm Mk 103 cannon firing through the propellor hub.
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The Pfeil was equipped with an ejection seat. The upper tailfin and the rear propeller were equipped with explosive bolts to seperate them from the fuselage to avoid impacting the pilot in the case of ejection.
