The Luftwaffe was the RAF but for the Germens
German leaders felt it was essential to destroy the British air force to stop it sinking the ships that would carry German soldiers across the channel.
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AWESOME facts! The German BF109G has a stressed skin shell called a monocoque. The famous German plane was designed by willy Messerschmitt (1898-1978). It had two turbojet engines, it first flew in 1942. Two years later it became the first jet in the world to go into military service. the ME 262 had a top speed of 868km/h (540mph) it is 4x faster than the Sopwith camel! It proved to be unreliable however, and many ME 262S crashed.
the messerschmitsIn WW2 there was a race between the NAZIS and the ALLIES to make the fast and strong plane. Germans had a competition to see who could design a plane and the winner would get their plane and make it, it was made and used in battle it was called the Messerschmits .Did you know there were more then one type of messerschmits
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The Salamander
Length: 9.05 m
Wing span: 7.2 m
Wing area: 14.5 m^2
Weight empty: 1,660 kg
Weight fully loaded: 2,800 kg
Climb rate: 23.4 m/s (4,615 ft/min)
Service ceiling: 12 km (39,400 ft)
Take Off Roll: 500m (Very short for an early jet fighter!)
Range: 975 km (606 miles)
Wing span: 7.2 m
Wing area: 14.5 m^2
Weight empty: 1,660 kg
Weight fully loaded: 2,800 kg
Climb rate: 23.4 m/s (4,615 ft/min)
Service ceiling: 12 km (39,400 ft)
Take Off Roll: 500m (Very short for an early jet fighter!)
Range: 975 km (606 miles)
THE FLYING TANK
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Junker
German leaders felt it was essential to destroy the British air force to stop it sinking the ships that would carry German soldiers across the channel. |