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In the autumn of 1944, Reichsmarschall Göring requested that Junkers, Arado and Messerschmitt design and produce very long range high speed bombers capable of carrying 4-ton bomb payloads. The goal was to be able to attack distant maritime convoys and strategic targets in both the U.S. and the...

Apparently there was an intermeshing-rotor helicopter designed by Otto Reder in 1943. Does anyone know more about it? http://stingraysrotorforum.activeboard.com/t48686235/otto-reder-helicopter/

Reading the chapter about the Aichi M6A1 Seiran/I-400 submarine in "Strike From Beneath The Sea" by Terry C. Treadwell, I wondered, why this aircraft actually were fitted with floats ? In the mentioned book and in other sources, too, it's said, that they should be catapulted from the submarine...

WWII German SD2 'Butterfly Bomb": http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?199728-SD2-quot-butterfly-bomb-quot http://www.rafbdhistory.co.uk/new_page_6.htm A nasty piece of work (and it wasn't always the enemy on the receiving end!). From the second link:

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

Another interesting little-known Piaggio project. The P. 127 was started during wartime as possible long range transport aircraft especially for civil role (in that sense it could be a concurrent of both CANT Z-511 and BZ 308). The P.127C was a huge aircraft (wingspan: 56m, max weight: 56,000...

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...

During WWII the British Army came up with the idea of an Assault Tank to defeat German emplaced anti tank guns (PAK) via artillery suppression. Trialled with Churchills the idea was that the assault tank unit would advance into a friendly artillery bombardment that would suppress the anti tank...

In 1945 Heinkel began development of a bomber which was propelled by four jet engines. This bomber has the layout of the later Victor bomber used by the RAF, a delta wing with a T shaped tail. This bomber was capable to reach long distance targets I believe even targets into the US. I'm...

Two unknown high-speed bomber project Focke Wulf with 2x222 C / D, dated September 1942.

http://gizmodo.com/5524604/real-goddamn-flying-nazi-soldiers-with-jet-packs ??? Hurm.

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

I have this poor scan of the Blohm und Voss P.200 Transocean seaplane. Does anyone know if a cleaner version of this cutway exists in any published books or articles? I'd like to find a cleaner version. Thanx in advance, Gary

RMI Aircraft Designations RMI stood for Repülo Muszaki Intézet or Aviation Technical Institute. Aircraft were primarily (but not exclusively) designed for RMI by László Varga. As a result, RMI designs are often given the Varga name (in some cases, even when he was not a major designer)...

According to the IAR-80 TMA book, there were two airframes modified to take german DB engines( not counting the fact that the original IAR-80 project envisaged a Jumo-211 engine ). First was IAR-80 no.13 modified in spring 1941 to take an DB-601Aa engine , only one unsuccesful flight made in...

Dear forum members, does anyone have any decent fotos or drawings of the Rheinbote missile? It would be great if somebody of you could help me out. Thanks a lot! luedo34

Hi! The Tachikawa A-26 Long-distance plane(Ki-77). Wing span:29.437m, Overall length:15.3m, Height:3.85m(ground position), Wing Area:79.56m2, Empty weight:7,237kg, MTOW:16,725kg, Max Speed:440km/h(4,600m), Range;18,000km, Service ceiling:8,700m, Engine:Nakajima HA115 special type(1,170hp in take...

Experimental heavy tank having to replace P.26/40. If an pre-order of 150 specimens were contracted, Armistice was signed without only prototype is finished. The models of P.43 showed its affiliation with P.26/40 without any doubt. The tank weighed approximately 30 tons, was propelled by an...

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...