Recent content by luftlover

the He-162, love the aircraft... I had never known the super-sensitive rudder though, I thought most of its quirky handeling caracteristics was due to the, for the time, a very unusual engine placement. it looks top heavy... how would that effect it? That being said, its structural...

gee I post my veiws and are insulted for them how are my comments distorted?

If I'm confused, well, darn, I thought you were:lol: could the exhust not be seen from the front?(logic says no, but...in truth, I was refering to the Schräge Musik attack, they could see them sliding in for the attack) and even if not, the speed at which your talking about would leave...

just one that hasn't come up yet... the Ar 234 blitz fast.....really fast, good handeling, ok reliability(darn jets:lol: ) not suggesting best, (not enough carrying capacity) but concidering it had a good chance of surviving in 1945, that has to count for something

erich, reread every post please... visability issues concererning exhust coming out of the jets, their prey could see them coming:shock: , an issue with piston engines as well(you didn't think they put the exhaust shrouds for nothing)

erich, I don't know, on previous posts already discused my doubt about the me 262b-2a(visability being primary issue) but, alright...(I seem to have hit a brick wall, already discused) the do-335 was an impressive plane, don't know bought best, but certainly up there, comparable to the p-82...

hello all, and erich, unfortunatly I shall ask again. meaning this in the best possible respect. no, i do not believe everything I hear, thank you very much. I took that data from 3 different websites and cross-checked. prehapes I don't have credibility, but I think I did a fair amout to...

but... about our old friend the he 219:lol: WW2 Warbirds: the Heinkel He 219 Uhu - Frans Bonné A-7/r1 416 mph at 22965 ft Initial climb rate 1,810 ft per min. Heinkel He 219 Uhu Night fighter Maximum speed at altitude 7000m (22,966ft) 665km/h (413 mph) from wiki(suposedly sourced...

just curious...(and saving a dead thread I hope:) ) what 1946 nf would have been the best germans had their jets, new radars coming into service(the ones without the radar ariels) and for kicks lets say they finally worked out the bugs on there piston engines(note, early 1946, no wacky...

ah, thanks adler, could never spell it:lol: well that helps matters a lot, I guess the bomber crew could see them getting into position, but far, far less likely. maybe erich is right about the b-2 slaughtering bombers then(maybe, just maybe:lol: ) I heard an interesting article that...

aaaawww, come on, no spoilers:lol: yeah, probably argued enough, like beating a dead cat, but fun nevertheless:twisted: but, gee, you must be really sick of the me 262 to be saying that:lol: when will your book come out do you think? I'm impatient, the youth of this nation have...

as usual forced to defend myself:lol: erich, yes, they did attack from below, but did the b-2a have the upward firing guns(scorage muzic or something), it doesn't seem likely looking at the trainer 2 seat versions, and given this they would have to attack from behind, where the tail gunner...

sorry adler for misleading you, I assure you not deliberate About the prototype thing, I ment is as the germans seemed to be only a few months away(or a little more resources:rolleyes: ) from some truly amazing NF, the Do 335, he 219, the me 262, the Ar 234 are the ones I can think of...

jee, does every great german night fighter have to be in the prototype stages:cry:

well, adler, are we argueing for no point? your last post looks like it agrees to my point. or perhapes I'm just confused:lol: The me 262B-2a, havent heard much, but didn't it replace a fuel tank with the radar operator, reducing range? and, this was brought up in the uhu discussion...