Propeller Driven
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Oddities, inventions and propulsion by propeller power.
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This aircraft features a number of advantages: it shortens turnover time, provides comfort to passengers by bigger legroom, allows an extended range of destinations and landing fields. Furthermore, it appears very economical, using a small amount of fuel (30% less), which is highly important nowadays in view of the constantly rising fuel prices.
Germanaircraftwwii.com
The Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking (Viking) was a large, six-engined German flying boat of World War II, and the largest flying boat to achieve operational status during the war. only 13 were flown with 14 to 19 almost complete .most were used in the strategic transport role ,they even tought using the BV222 for long range transport missions to Japan but this role was taken by the Ju290 four Bv222 survived to VE day
Captured Dornier DO-335 Pfeil at Oberpfaffenhofen airport in May 1945
Captured Dornier DO-335 Pfeil at Oberpaffenhofen in May 1945 The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil ("Arrow") was a World War II heavy fighter built by the Dornier company. The two-seater trainer version was also called Ameisenbär ("anteater"). The Pfeil's performance was much better than other twin-engine designs due to its unique "push-pull" layout and the much lower drag of the in-line alignment of the two engines
Regia Aeronautica - Fiat C.R.32 (1933) The CR.32 saw service in the air forces of China, Austria, Hungary, Paraguay and Venezuela. Used extensively in Spanish Civil War, it gained a reputation as one of the most outstanding fighter biplanes of all time. But then it was overtaken by more advanced monoplane designs and was obsolete by 1939.
