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02-18-2008, 09:28 PM
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__________________  We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft (Me-262), but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters - as interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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02-19-2008, 02:10 AM
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...hmmm, where have I seen something like that before?...  
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02-19-2008, 02:21 AM
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| The difference being that the BV-155C can reach 16,880 m.
__________________ We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft (Me-262), but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters - as interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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02-19-2008, 03:20 AM
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Country:  | Thanks for the Bv 155C info Soren! That one I hadn't seen before.
The Bv155 V-1 looks much nicer I reckon! | |
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02-19-2008, 06:10 AM
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Quite true.
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02-25-2008, 03:58 AM
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Country: | From 'German Aircraft interiors 1939-1945, Vol.1' by Kenneth A. Merrick (Monogram books- no connection to the model company)
The photo Soren sent is labelled:
'Bv 155V 1, W. Nr.360051 outside hangar 2 at the main Blohm und Voss facility at Finkenwerder,near Hamburg,Germany, late in december 1944. Captured intact at war's end, it was later destroyed when it's British pilot had to make an emergency landing, due to unspecified mechanical problems soon after take-off.'
he also mentions:
The Bv 155A featured wing radiators mounted above the wing and ws not built...
the first three prototypes, the Bv 155 V1 through V3, were allocated to the B-1 series, but only the first prototype was actually flown. The second prototype, the Bv 155 V2 was essentially 90 percent complete when captured by British forces, while the V3 was only 75 percent complete when the war ended...
The V2 was exhibited at RAE Farnborough in late 1945. The ultimate fate is unknown, but it has been suggested that the military offered the V2 to the British Aviation Industry for further testing and evaluation. Whether or not this offer was actually made, or accepted, is unknown.
Regarding the wing radiators, the port radiator was dedicated to cooling the oil for the engine, after cooler and intercooler. The starboard radiator served to cool the engine coolant.
Sole survivor: Bv 155 V3, National air and Space Museum facility at Silver Hill, Maryland, USA | |
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03-03-2008, 01:57 AM
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Country:  | 16,880m did the BV-155A ever get into service? I remain a little bit skeptical if this is a German paper claim as they produced a lot of drawings of so called miracle aircraft and weapons that never came to fruition. | |
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03-03-2008, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by HealzDevo  16,880m did the BV-155A ever get into service? I remain a little bit skeptical if this is a German paper claim as they produced a lot of drawings of so called miracle aircraft and weapons that never came to fruition. | The Bv 155V-1 flew on Sept 1, 1944.
The Bv 155V-2 flew on Feb. 8, 1945 and obtained an alltitude of 16,950 m (55,610 ft) and a speed of 690 km/h (429 mph).
Below picture is sources as on photo:
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life"
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03-03-2008, 10:14 AM
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Country: | Looks lke a163 update- 263? Karl | |
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03-03-2008, 10:16 AM
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Country: | It was actually a development of the Messerschmitt Me 155.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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03-04-2008, 04:20 AM
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Country: | There was a Messerschmitt Me 263, which was larger and fitted with tricycle undercarriage. The project was taken over by Junkers under the designation Junkers Ju 248, a number of incomplete airframes of which were found in the British sector, and being incorrectly recorded as "Me 163C's"
There is information, drawings and photo's about them in Kenneth A. Merrick's 'German aircraft interiors 1939-1945 Vol.1' | |
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03-04-2008, 04:21 AM
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03-07-2008, 02:16 PM
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Country: | What are the ducts under the Bv 155's wings? | |
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03-07-2008, 02:43 PM
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| Massive radiators for the complex intercooling system. | |
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03-08-2008, 02:30 PM
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Country: | I'd imagine that would add alot of drag. | |
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