01E009 DORNIER DO 335 A-10 TRAINER

The Dornier Do-335 Pfeil (German: Arrow) plane is a German heavy fighter bombing from the Second World War. The plane had an unusual design. It was based on the use of two engines in a single fuselage, with one engine located in the front of the plane with the pull propeller, and the other, located in the center of the fuselage, moving the push propeller located behind the tail of the plane. The first flight of the Do-335 took place in October 1943. Both the prototype and later pre-series versions were powered by two Daimler-Benz DB 603E engines with 1,723hp each. In the years 1943-1945, a dozen or so aircraft were produced (some sources state the number of 37 pieces), but it did not enter mass production. Until the end of the war, only tests and experiments were carried out on it. He also did not enter into air combat with Allied planes. Technical data (version Do-335 A-0): Maximum speed: 765 km / h, maximum ceiling 11,400 m, maximum range: 1160 km, armament: fixed - 1 KM103 30mm cannon and two 20mm MG151 cannons, suspended -up to 1000 kg of bombs.