Naval Stuka
The Ju 87 C was a version of the famous dive bomber Stuka proposal to operate with German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin. The link below provides more information and pictures of this unusual version...
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Quite right, a single carrier operating with a shoe string escort force in the North Sea would be a good target practice for the FAA. Also considering the problems faced by Bf 109 pilots with their...
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The BF 109 had a high accident rate on shore with with the narrow under carriage. I suspect the first deployment of the GZ would have seen most BF 109 lost to accidents. Goering would have been...
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I doubt it was worse then USN F4F and it's narrow track landing gear. However there's a learning curve to CV aviation.1941 IJN A6M had wide track landing gear. USN F6F had wide track gear during 1943....
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Bf.109 high accident rate on shore is due to looping - problem with tail draggers; Messerschmidt seems to have had more issue than most (was issue with Bf.110, 210, 410 too). But you can't ground loop...
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5,000kg loaded weight. Fw-187. 2 x DB601 engines producing 2,200 (DB601A) to 4,000hp (DB605D).5,185lkg loaded weight. F4U-1A. 1 x R2800 engine producing 2,000hp...... I'm not suggesting Fw-187...
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How was its drag factor? The "inverted gull wing" on the Corsair was specifically to reduce drag at the wing-fuselage interface, and overall it was a very low drag aircraft. That significantly affects...
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Spring 1938. Fw-187 prototype powered by 1,000hp DB600 engines achieves 397mph in level flight.Rechlin test pilot Heinrich Beauvais stated Fw-187 was about 30mph faster then Me-109 powered by similar...
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The Fw-187 seems to be an aircraft where Germany really missed the boat. And yet with it's performance known and more powerful engines online it makes you wonder why they didn't dig it out later on....
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Dave Bender wrote: I doubt it was worse then USN F4F and it's narrow track landing gear. However there's a learning curve to CV aviation.1941 IJN A6M had wide track landing gear. USN F6F had wide...
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One of many boats 1930s Germany missed. In case of Fw-187 I think Goering's unwavering support for Me-110 zerstorer was the culprit. In his mind Me-110 worked just fine as long range day fighter so...
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Overweight; not too heavy Chronology of Fw.187: RLM holds fighter competition of ’34 – requirement is for armament of 2-RCMGs. Bf.109 kicks Fw.159 @$$. Dr. Tank is not to be deigned, so designs...
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And another case of the legendary version of the aircraft being better than the actual aircraft.
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I have never been a big advocate for the Fw-190 and Fw-187 in place of the historically selected A/C for GZ. Part of the issue I have with them is their very high landing speed.Carrier A/C during ww2...
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Back to the main topic: the Stuka-C and later Stuka-E made perfect sense for the GZ; a proven dive-bomber already in production. It also was a DP aircraft, a good idea which the USN didn't pull off...
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Delycross - on low speed stall for carrier aircraft, can I say important but not everything? Lets consider the Seafire. Quite low stall speed, good low speed handing, good stall warning in comparison...
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didn't pull off successfully until the Skyraider. Wrong.The SB2C-5 was that DP aircraft and became the only strike aircraft afloat UNTIL the Skyraider came on line with a version that worked.The...
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My thinking is what's the purpose of a German CV? You don't attack convoys with a CV, that's what submarines are for. The proposed complement for GZ was 12 fighters & 30 dive bombers. So, you've a...
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NG,I do concur with Your observation that low stall speed is important but not everything. If I hadn´t made this more explicite in my post, I apologize.It is certainly an important component but not...
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The SB2C -5 was a dog, a hybrid which like many hybrids turned out to be capable of doing two things, both poorly.
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