Biologists eccentric Germans devised idea developed interceptor aircraft capable of taking off vertically like dragonflies in the 2nd World War.
According MODELLBAU, from late 1943 to early 1944, the Allies not fierce raiding cities made of German military power severely reduced.The fighter Bf-109, Junker-88 ... become obsolete compared with fighters allied.
P-51 Mustang fighter of America almost no rivals in the sky, so the bomber B-17 easily bombed Germany. Commander Hermann Göring and the Luftwaffe leadership of the Air Force hastily find solutions.
They called for nearly all of the designers present new ideas. One of the urgent requirement is to develop interceptors inexpensive and easy to produce in large quantities.
According Diseno, one of the bizarre idea proposed to the Ministry of the Luftwaffe was interceptors Bachem Ba 349 Natter. The new aircraft is the brainchild of designer Erich Bachem. In essence, Natter like a surface-to-air missile manned.
The idea of Bachem use rocket engines to launch in the vertical plane to fly over the ceiling height of the Allied planes. Then pilots will separate rocket engines. Natter works as a paragliding to attack enemy aircraft while landing slowly to the ground.
Manufacturer equip Natter firepower. Aircraft carrying 24 rocket to attack Allied aircraft. If you can not shoot down the target, pilots are encouraged to skydiving and crashing into the enemy missile.
Design of Natter too dangerous and the Luftwaffe had refused to spend money on it. However, Bachem report directly, he persuaded Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler Party spending money for the project.However, the strange idea of just taking off Bachem was once on the day 01.03.1944 and quickly crashed.
Test pilot Lothar Sieber died. "In terms of the bizarre ideas of German aircraft designer, Natter forefront," said Professor Brian J. Ford, military historian said.
3/1944 last month, the Luftwaffe continued to encounter difficulties.Allied planes can bomb them not accurate enough runway to take off.Göring aircraft may need to hide in the woods and take off vertically combat duty.
Erich von Holst, eccentric biology professor proposed the idea of developing a vertical take-off aircraft named Triebflugel. Company Focke-Wulf producer noticed, this is a feasible design. With Goring, this idea could be a solution to turn the flag.
Triebflugel designed as a rocket with 3 blades rotated around the fuselage. Each wing is equipped with a jet engine straight line. When the engine is running, it will lift the aircraft off the ground the same principles of operation of helicopters.
When up to the required height, the aircraft will be transitioned to horizontal flight and combat readiness. For landing, it will switch to vertical flight status as takeoff.
Luftwaffe leadership expectations, can Triebflugel squad through enemy bombers and destroy them. However, new Triebflugel stop at the idea, the Nazis were defeated before the project can be implemented.
"I do not think that the idea of such aircraft can be implemented in practice. That's why I put it in the most bizarre designs of the Nazis, "David Myhra, researchers comment aviation history.
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