He 162 and Do 335

Information about the last two planes for addition to Secret Weapons of the 
Luftwaffe.(Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is copyright 1991, LucasArts 
Entertainment Company)
  
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ALL DATA IN THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED ONLY FOR GENERAL INFORMATIVE PURPOSES.
It was compiled from reference books and various knowledgeable sources with 
the help of the Bitnet Aviation e-mail group (Thanks guys!)  Any errors are 
entirely unintentional.  Note: some data for these planes is simply not 
available while other data differs from source to source.


Heinkel 162 interceptor
"Volksjager", "People's Fighter", "Salamander", "Spatz"
Designed in roughly 10 weeks to 100 days in the end of 1944 and constructed 
largely of non-strategic materials such as wood.  Planned mass-production of 
4000 planes per month by semi-skilled labor, piloting to be done by 16-17 
year olds with limited flight training.  Total production was roughly 270 
planes; one unnamed fighter group was equipped with the plane 4 days before 
the end of the war.  (Alternate source reports that the JG84 at Leck, 
Schleswick Holstein was equipped with the 162 shortly before the war's end.)  
Several were reportedly seen in the air by the Allies, but none were shot 
down, nor did the 162 record any victories.  A high-winged aircraft with 
tricycle landing gear, twin rudders, and a single jet engine mounted on top 
of the fuselage between the cockpit and tail, it was reportedly difficult 
to fly, possibly killing several pilots.  It's performance never reached the 
original specifications.

Powerplant:             1 BMW003E-1 jet with 1760 lb thrust
			or 1 E-2 Orkan single-shaft turbojet
First Flight:           12/6/44  ?
Dimensions
	length:         29 ft 8 in
	span:           23 ft 7 in
	height:         6  ft
	wing area:      120 sq ft
Weight
	empty:          4700 lb
	loaded:         5800 lb  (approximate)
Speed
	sea level:      487 mph
	19700 ft:       518 mph
	29500 ft:       562 mph  (approximate)
Range:                  600 miles
      (at full throttle 430 miles)
Service ceiling:        39500 ft
Rate of climb:          4200 ft/min (initial)
Armament:               2 30mm Rheinmetall mk108 cannon with 50 rounds each
			or 2 20mm Mauser MG-151/2 at sides of fuselage

The Smithsonian Institution reportedly has an He162 awaiting restoration 
at its Garber facility in Maryland.


Dornier 335 fighter-bomber
"Pfeil", "Arrow"
The Do335 was a tandem engine design with tractor and pusher engines 
mounted in opposite ends of the fuselage.  Featuring a cruciform tail and 
an ejection seat,  the rear propellor could be explosively jettisoned to 
prevent an ejecting pilot from being "strained" through it.  Designed as 
a single-seat aircraft, a large number of variations were built including a 
two seat radar equipped night fighter with the radar operator placed in a 
separate cockpit above and behind the pilot.  Many prototypes were built as 
reconnaissance aircraft, trainers or night fighters.  About 20 production 
machines were built; some of them were delivered to the Luftwaffe, possibly 
to a special developmental squadron in 1945.  There are no records of the 
plane being encountered in combat.

Data for the Do335A-1
Powerplants:            2 1900 hp Daimler-Benz DB-603G 12 cylinder inverted-V 
			liquid cooled engines in push-pull arrangement
First flight:           8/43
Dimensions
	length:         45 ft 5 in
	span:           45 ft 3 in
	height:         16 ft 4 in
	wing area:      414 sq ft
Weight
	empty:          16000 lb
	loaded:         25800 lb  (approximate)
Speed
	cruise:         281 mph
			413 mph  (max sustained)
	21000 ft:       474 mph
			477 mph  (emergency boost)
Range:                  1280 miles ?
			2330 miles with drop tank ?
Service ceiling:        37000 ft
Rate of climb:          4600 ft/min (initial)
Armament:               1 20 mm MK103 cannon firing through spinner
			2 15 mm MG151/15 above nose, underwing racks for light
			stores, center rack for 1100 lb bomb

There is reportedly a restored Do335 in the German Musuem in Munich.  Also, 
the Smithsonian owns a Do335 which was restored by Dornier a few years ago.  
This plane and the one in Munich may actually be the same.  If they are not, 
the Smithsonian's plane is likely in the Garber facility.

Please distribute this document freely.

This information was compiled by Alan S. Estenson.  You may send any 
comments to me by electronic mail on America-Online, on Internet to 
Aestens@ux.acs.umn.edu, or on Bitnet to Aestens@umnacvx.bitnet.

