He-277. Superior to the B-29?
B29A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-29 26,760kg. Max payload. (max weight minus empty weight) 357mph. Max speed. 220mph. Cruise speed. He-277 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_277 22,700kg. Max...
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Steve Crandell wrote:About the same speed as an F4U Corsair. Pardon me if I'm a bit skeptical of that. It's interesting how aircraft that never really entered service become so wonderful with the...
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SpicyJuan wrote:SimonG, you might find this interesting, from another forum:As for the speed estimate, I recall that the He 277B with 4 x BMW801E was expected to achieve 346mph, likely at its engines...
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Hmmm... the Jumo 222A2/B2 produces 25% more power at sea level - and the same power in air of 0.3 atmospheres instead of 0.5 density? A 40% reduction in available oxygen for combustion is supposed to...
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All the US turbo supercharger variations were aimed at maintaining their SL horsepower up to 28-30,000 ft, which is why those US types had such great altitude performance . Sadly though, for the turbo...
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DCJ wrote:SpicyJuan wrote:SimonG, you might find this interesting, from another forum:As for the speed estimate, I recall that the He 277B with 4 x BMW801E was expected to achieve 346mph, likely at...
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NewGolconda wrote:All the US turbo supercharger variations were aimed at maintaining their SL horsepower up to 28-30,000 ft, which is why those US types had such great altitude performance . Sadly...
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SpicyJuan wrote:Quite right, the German's on the other hand went with RATO to get their heavier a/c off the ground.And their transports, a RATO failure on takeoff for a Gigant resulted in the biggest...
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ChrisPat wrote:SpicyJuan wrote:Quite right, the German's on the other hand went with RATO to get their heavier a/c off the ground. And their transports, a RATO failure on takeoff for a Gigant resulted...
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JATO was also used by the Allies (both von Karman and Goddard were working on this starting before use entry into WW2). During the war, the USN did use JATO to assist seaplanes on takeoffs in extreme...
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Well, they were clearly designed to be used in a permissive airspace, but they did work more or less as designed...
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Someone had to have the biggest glider and the lack of suitable tugs (rather an oversight) forced the powered version along. The second biggest was IIRC the Hamilcar and we looked at putting engines...
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The C-123 was a very successful transport (same class as G.222 & C-27J), and it was basically a late-WW2 glider with engines added (the two prototypes actually were CG-20 gliders with two R-2800...
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SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote:SpicyJuan wrote:SimonG, you might find this interesting, from another forum:As for the speed estimate, I recall that the He 277B with 4 x BMW801E was expected to achieve...
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DCJ wrote:SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote:SimonG, you might find this interesting, from another forum: As for the speed estimate, I recall that the He 277B with 4 x BMW801E was expected to...
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SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote:SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote:SimonG, you might find this interesting, from another forum: As for the speed estimate, I recall that the He 277B with 4 x BMW801E...
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DCJ wrote:SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote: DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote:SimonG, you might find this interesting, from another forum: As for the speed estimate, I recall that the He 277B with...
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"e states production was to commence in late 1944, pushed to early 1944" should probably read "e states production was to commence in late 1944, pushed to early 1945"
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SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote:SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote: DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote:SimonG, you might find this interesting, from another forum: As for the speed estimate, I recall that...
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DCJ wrote:SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote: DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote: DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote:SimonG, you might find this interesting, from another forum: As for the speed estimate, I...
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SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote:SpicyJuan wrote:DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote: DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote: DCJ wrote: SpicyJuan wrote:SimonG, you might find this interesting, from another forum: As for the...
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