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Published: 2016-01-29 21:24:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 1594; Favourites: 52; Downloads: 5
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1930s German torpedo and reconnaissance bomber. Only 14 built. Possibly holds the last biplane kill of WWII when one shot down an American P-51 while flying for Croatia in 1944 before being itself shot down.Related content
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This was the first time I have ever seen this aircraft, and it is not even the first WWII-era German aircraft I learned the existence of via DeviantArt. (That would be the Daimler-Benz Jager.)
The uncanny resemblance to a Ju-87D fascinates me, and I thought this was something you made up at first glance, until I searched it.
This officially beat out the Fairey Swordfish as my favorite torpedo bomber; Hell, I've even made a Roblox model of it (no joke) by this point.
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It had slow flying capabilities similar to the smaller Fi-156 Storch.
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Awesome ! Very curious plane, the fuselage and W wing configugration remins a lot of the Stuka !
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Well spotted! It was intended to carry out a similar role but from the decks of kreigsmarine carriers that were never completed. I think it's just convergent evolution that's responsible for the similarities but one has to wonder whether there may have been some design trades between Fiesler and Junkers.
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Fascinating aircraft!
I really like your line work!
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Thank you very much, I appreciate it.
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Thank you very much, glad you like it!
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Interesting info,shows how desperate the Germans were at the end to use biplanes.
Love your shading on this,amazing work.
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Thanks for taking an interest.
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Nice drawing. But who let the stuka in the stork pen
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You noticed! I just found out about this aircraft two days ago by accident and that was my first thought on seeing it. I think it's a bit prettier than the stuka but the resemblance is startling. Glad you like it!
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If memory serves me right, I think that was for the RLM contract that the stuka won. There is also, either a Henschel or a Heinkel in that group that lost out to the stuka.
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Hmm, this requires some research, all very interesting. Thanks.
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I looked it up, so much for memory. It was designed for the aircraft carrier fleet, as a replacement or a competitor to the Ju-87. Funny thing is, I built a ME-109E-7 kit mod as a kid, was designed for the carrier Graf Zeppelin. Seven were made for trials, with a arrestor hook in the rear, and strengthened undercarriage.
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That would have been interesting! Though I suppose the bomb load would've been quite small. Presumably the fuel consumption would have been even greater, though a Bismark/carrier combo with even limited air cover would have been pretty scary anyway. Those Swordfish that crippled Bismark would've been easy meat.
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I never found more info than one snippet on the ass-end of an ME-109 having it's ass ripped off during trials. There were seven Me-109E-7 converted for carrier trials.
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Well it was a sturdy design. Too busy replacing bombers being lost over Britain to focus fully on the project no doubt.
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The main problem was theΒ Me-109 low speed handling. It had narrow undercarriage, and a nasty tendency to pull sharply with the engine torque.
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Oh I forgot about that issue. The Focke-wulf might've been better suited in that respect, though I suppose it was a little new and untested at that point. No idea how they handled at low speed.
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Wider undercarriage, and no nasty torque swing. I think your right, the FW-190 would have been a killer on a carrier.
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Could carry heavier loads than the 109 too. Good thing they never got around to completing any carriers. The war in the Atlantic might have gone very differently.
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Love that landing gear for some reason. Nice draw.
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Yeah me too! I'm pretty sure that it was two parts for suspension. It was designed for use on Kreigsmarine carriers that never materialised so bouncing on landing would have been a disaster. Thanks for the comment!
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Interesting, I did not know that. And you're welcome.
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That's so nice of you to say, thank you so much!
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Thank you so much, I had a great time drawing it.
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