Dual He-111

[Aggie08]

http://www.stelzriede.com/ms/photos/planes/he11112.jpg

Never even heard of this odd looker. Anyone have any info on it?

 

[Gnomey]

Heinkel He 111Z "Zwilling"

www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org - Luftwaffe Resource Center - Heinkel He 111Z

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[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeap was mostly used a glider tug. Only 12 were built.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

and ever so much fun to shoot down in IL-2 FB.... with invincibility and unlimited ammo of course

 

[Henk]

Just think if they made it a bomber?

 

[Aggie08]

Must have been a logistical nightmare, trying to make sure the two planes acted as one with flaps and rudder control, etc.

 

[Henk]

Still great aircraft though.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Must have been a logistical nightmare, trying to make sure the two planes acted as one with flaps and rudder control, etc.

Logistics has to do with supplies not aerodymics or engineering.

Besides it was not that difficult to do. Any decent aircraft company can make it work and Heinkel did. The concept was not new and it was not a difficult task to build it.

 

[Henk]

I have a pic of the He-111Z.

WWII aviation photos

 

[d_bader]

I think that this is a fascinating plane but I think that there was a Ju290 one aswell!!!!! Not sure though

 

[Henk]

Do not know anything of a Ju-290 modified like this, but will never know.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

No there were none that were done like this. There was no point to it.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

Just think if they made it a bomber?

you'd be better off spending your time developing a new bomber! she'd still have the restrictions of the original aircraft but would've been even more lumbering..........

 

[JG57_Rall]

I think that this is a fascinating plane but I think that there was a Ju290 one aswell!!!!! Not sure though

Hi bader, checkout this link. I can`t read the lingo but it all about the
Ju-290z. Another German twin.Junkers Ju-290Z

JG57_Rall

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

It was never built.

 

[Dolpho]

Hopfully this time the drawing will show

 

[Dolpho]

Sorry, wasthe wrong drawing

 

[d_bader]

I thought I had heard of an idea to have a zwilling Ju 290. The picture from the link shown by JG57 Rall is from one of the luftwaffe secret projects books. It is not the fighters but is either ground attack or bombers books. I have to say that the luftwaffe secret projects series are superb and great to read and have a look at the outlandish designs.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

The idea was drawn up, but it was never built.

 

[merlin]

Wasn't the He-111z also used as a tug for the air launched V-1!? I'm sure I've read about them, being shot down over the North Sea, by Mosquito night fighters.