RARE SCALE RC "ARROW" DORNIER DO 335 - FRONT & REAR LEGENDARY FIGHTERS - WILLIS WARBIRDS - 2017

ROLAND SABATSCHUS OF THE GERMAN "LEGENDARY FIGHTERS" DISPLAY TEAM SHOWING OFF THIS INCREDIBLE TWIN ENGINE GERMAN FIGHTER CALLED THE "ARROW" FROM WW2 AT THE WILLIS WARBIRDS FIGHTER MEET AT LITTLE GRANSDEN IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE,

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.

There are many advantages to this design over the more traditional system of placing one engine on each wing, the most important being power from two engines with the frontal area (and thus drag) of a single-engine design, allowing for higher performance. It also keeps the weight of the twin powerplants near, or on, the aircraft centerline, increasing the roll rate compared to a traditional twin. In addition, a single engine failure does not lead to asymmetric thrust, and in normal flight there is no net torque so the plane is easy to handle. The choice of a full "four-surface" set of cruciform tail surfaces in the Do 335's rear fuselage design, included a ventral vertical fin--rudder assembly to project downwards from the extreme rear of the fuselage, in order to protect the rear propeller from an accidental ground strike on takeoff.

At least 16 Do 335s were known to have flown (V1--V12, W.Nr 230001-230012 and Müster-series prototypes M13--M17, W.Nr 230013-230017) on a number of DB603 engines including the DB603A, A-2, G-0, E and E-1. The first preproduction Do 335 (A-0s) starting with W.Nr 240101, Stammkennzeichen VG+PG, were delivered in July 1944. Approximately 22 preproduction aircraft were thought to have been completed and flown before the end of the war, including approximately 11 A-0s converted to A-11s for training purposes.

General characteristics Crew: 1, pilot Length: 45 ft 5 in (13.85 m) Wingspan: 45 ft 1 in (13.8 m) Height: 15 ft (4.55 m) Wing area: 592 ft² (55 m²) Empty weight: 11,484 lb (5,210 kg) Max takeoff weight: 19,500 lb (8,590 kg) Powerplant: 2× Daimler-Benz DB 603A 12-cylinder inverted engines, 1,287 kW, 1,726 hp (1,750 PS) each

Performance Maximum speed: 474 mph (765 km/h) Combat radius: 721 mi (1,160 km (half load)) Service ceiling: 37,400 ft (11,400 m)

Armament 1 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 103 cannon (as forward engine-mounted Motorkanone) 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cowl-mount, synchronized autocannons Up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bombload

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FILMED AT FULLERS HILL FARM, LITTLE GRANSDEN AIRFIELD,
SANDY , CAMBRIDGESHIRE, SG19 3BP
ON SAT - SUN - 29-30-7-2017,