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    Why Did the He 177 Fail?

    Hello, I am quite confused as to why the He 177 failed. I originally thought that it was due to the "welded together engines", but reading through a couple threads, I actually heard that the coupled engines actually worked fine and quite reliably, but the issue was that Heinkel failed to produce...
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    What if the Luftwaffe technological gambles worked out?

    Inspired by this post: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/optimize-ju88-speed-42985-2.html#post1193328 Supposing the Ju288 with its Jumo 222 engine, Me210, and He177 with the DB606 engine all worked out by 1941-1942 as planned, what would it have functionally have meant for the...
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    I don't think I posted these before...? The Heinkel He 177 was a 4-engined heavy bomber which entered service with the Luftwaffe in 1942. It had an interesting layout of double-engines driving a single propellor in each wing ‘pod’ which led to serious complications in the early development...