aurelien wolff
Airman 1st Class
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- Sep 20, 2018
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Hello I want to know what were the flaw of this aircraft design(sorry for my english).
I dont realy agree that a single weapon could allow germany to win ww2 or have any impact...
The rear engine tended to over heat.
I've heard about that, but what is the exact reason of overheat? I think the heat removal of the liquid-cooled engine should mainly rely on coolant radiator?
Hello I want to know what were the flaw of this aircraft design(sorry for my english).
Hello sgeorges4,
Second was that it was a very large aircraft with all the expected issues of maneuverability and visibility.
- Ivan.
Another is getting out of the thing with the aft prop. Pushers have devised various work arounds to this problem, though not successfully in a production aircraft to my knowledge. Twice as many engines to have hit or fail. In the late war environment a one legged Pfiel headed anywhere likely would not get far. Fuel consumption, a real issue in the late war environment as well.
The Dornier was always one of my favorites, ever since I read the article in Wings/Airpower in an issue around 1976. The article was about the aircraft in the Smithsonian collection going back to Germany for restoration and was on loan for several years after. The photos do make the aircraft look large. The plane is now back in the US at the Udvar Hazy. When I saw it in person , it surprised me how it doesn't look at large in real life, more in line with a big fighter like the P-47 or F-4U.
Hello pinehilljoe,
The Dornier 335 is also one of my favourites regardless of whether it made sense or not for a country fighting for its survival.
It is interesting that we have both seen the same thing and do not come to the same conclusion.
I haven't compared dimensions, but to me, the Dornier 335 looks much larger than the bubbletop P-47D that is sitting just a few feet away. Udvar Hazy is only about 30 miles from where I live and we have been there quite a few times since it opened. I try to visit the FW 190G that is there every time I am at the museum and the Do 335 and P-47D are both just a few feet away. The Corsair is a more difficult comparison since it is not at ground level but I know that it is very similar in size to the Thunderbolt.
Since I had a few minutes, I decided to put together a set of drawings of each to the same scale (10 Pixel == 1 foot).
There is no question the Dornier is larger but I suppose one could also argue that they don't appear that different in real life.
For a numeric comparison, the Do 335 is just over 13 feet longer and has 5 feet more Wing Span and about 100 square feet more Wing Area (according to Wikipedia).
- Ivan.
Many mid or rear engined types suffered from heat build-up because the cooling inlets could not be too large or else they created excessive drag. Engines mounted to the front benefited from airflow across the engine and through the cowling where engines mounted to the rear did not.I've heard about that, but what is the exact reason of overheat? I think the heat removal of the liquid-cooled engine should mainly rely on coolant radiator?
Another is getting out of the thing with the aft prop.
Just to elaborate on that, the propeller and horizontal stabilizer detached via explosive bolts.The Do 335 had an ejection seat and a system for detaching the rear propeller.