Rocket and Jet Aircraft of the Third Reich

Rocket and Jet Aircraft of the Third Reich
Title Rocket and Jet Aircraft of the Third Reich PDF eBook
Author Terry C. Treadwell
Publisher Spellmount Publishers
Pages 0
Release 2011
Genre Aeronautics, Military
ISBN 9780752461090

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Rocket and jet aircraft of the Third Reich

Jet Planes of the Third Reich

Jet Planes of the Third Reich
Title Jet Planes of the Third Reich PDF eBook
Author Manfred Griehl
Publisher Motorbooks International
Pages 208
Release 1998
Genre History
ISBN

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Om tyske jet- og raketdrevne flyprojekter designet og udvikle, men ikke prøvefløjet før hen imod slutningen af den 2. verdenskrig. Flere af projekterne blev senere overtaget af de allierede og videreudviklet efter krigen. Dette bind I indeholder udviklingen af tyske dagjagere og interceptors.

Fighting Hitler's Jets

Fighting Hitler's Jets
Title Fighting Hitler's Jets PDF eBook
Author Robert F. Dorr
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA
Pages 322
Release 2013-11-15
Genre History
ISBN 1610588479

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Fighting Hitler's Jets brings together in a single, character-driven narrative two groups of men at war: on one side, American fighter pilots and others who battled the secret “wonder weapons” with which Adolf Hitler hoped to turn the tide; on the other, the German scientists, engineers, and pilots who created and used these machines of war on the cutting edge of technology. Written by Robert F. Dorr, renowned author of Zenith Press titles Hell Hawks!, Mission to Berlin, and Mission to Tokyo, the story begins with a display of high-tech secret weapons arranged for Hitler at a time when Germany still had prospects of winning the war. It concludes with Berlin in rubble and the Allies seeking German technology in order to jumpstart their own jet-powered aviation programs. Along the way, Dorr expertly describes the battles in the sky over the Third Reich that made it possible for the Allies to mount the D-Day invasion and advance toward Berlin. Finally, the book addresses both facts and speculation about German weaponry and leaders, including conspiracy theorists’ view that Hitler escaped in a secret aircraft at the war’s end. Where history and controversy collide with riveting narrative, Fighting Hitler’s Jets furthers a repertoire that comprises some of the United States’ most exceptional military writing.

Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich

Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich
Title Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich PDF eBook
Author David Myhra
Publisher Schiffer Military
Pages 0
Release 1998
Genre Airplanes, Military
ISBN 9780764305641

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In Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich aircraft biographer David Myhra gives the reader much more than pictures of proposed German aircraft projects, although this work is richly illustrated by state-of-the-art digital images by Mario Merino. The total number of German projects is in excess of 400. Blohm und Voss tops the list with over 200 project designs. The reader is introduced to the men behind these proposed aircraft. One will discover Wolderman Voight's frustration with his Me P.1101 and why it simply would not jell. The reader will learn why Dr. Göthert of Gotha lobbied the RLM to take his Go P.60 designs and scrap the Horten Ho 229. We see why critics of design genius Alexander Lippisch said that he was a man who had a new design almost every day but fails to put most of them into the air. Myhra describes the shameful handling of Hugo Junkers, the father of German aviation, by the Gestapo. It was Junkers who said that "ideas for advanced aircraft projects were about as cheap as blueberries. To an idea must be added materials, resources, and time." And time in all the secret projects was short, very short. Although over 400 aircraft projects were on the drawing board when the war in Europe ended in May 1945, only a handful were in the prototype stage. This outstanding book also offers a superb collection of photographs of scale models from contributors throughout the world, and digital images by Mario Merino and Andreas Ott that offer a one-of-a-kind look at secret German designs.

The First Jet Pilot

The First Jet Pilot
Title The First Jet Pilot PDF eBook
Author Lutz Warsitz
Publisher Casemate Publishers
Pages 239
Release 2009-04-21
Genre History
ISBN 1781598142

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The pilot’s son delivers “a fascinating read and an invaluable insight in to the workings of pre- and wartime test flying under the Third Reich” (Military Aircraft Monthly). On 27 August 1939, Flugkapitan Erich Warsitz became the first man to fly a jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, and in June of the same year he flew the first liquid-fuel rocket aircraft, the Heinkel He 176. His legendary flying skills enabled him to assist the pioneering German aircraft and engine design teams that included Wernher von Braun and Ernst Heinkel. He repeatedly risked his life extending the frontiers of aviation in speed, altitude and technology and survived many life-threatening incidents. This book is written by Erich’s son who has used his father’s copious notes and log books that explain vividly the then halcyon days of German aviation history. Warsitz was feted by the Reich’s senior military figures such as Milch, Udet and Lucht and even Hitler keenly followed his experimental flying. Little is known of this pioneer period because of the strict secrecy which shrouded the whole project—it is a fascinating story that tells of the birth of the jet age and flight as we know it today. The book includes many unseen photographs and diagrams. “This book is nothing short of a gem for anyone interested in real aviation history . . . through Lutz Warsitz’s words, readers share the emotions— apprehension, loyalty, fear, frustration and elation—of being part of some of aviation’s most significant advances.” —Pacific Wing Magazine “More than just a good read. An historical document of inestimable value in the aviation pioneering field.” —Airnews

Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II

Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II
Title Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II PDF eBook
Author Roger Ford
Publisher Amber Books
Pages 224
Release 2021-03-02
Genre
ISBN 9781838860721

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Broken down by weapon types, the book includes reference tables, diagrams, colorful maps, charts and photographs, presenting all the core data in easy-to-follow formats.

The Race for Hitler's X-Planes

The Race for Hitler's X-Planes
Title The Race for Hitler's X-Planes PDF eBook
Author John Christopher
Publisher The History Press
Pages 230
Release 2012-10-01
Genre History
ISBN 0752477110

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During World War 2, Hitler's engineers had pioneered an incredible array of futuristic secret weapons, from the Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, to the deadly V2 inter continental ballistic missile. With the Third Reich shattered and lying in ruins, in the summer of 1945, the Allies launched a frantic race to grab what they saw as the justifiable spoils of war. The Americans and Russians in particular were anxious to secure not only the aircraft and the research and production facilities, but also the key German scientists and engineers. This Nazi technology would define the balance of power in the phoney peace of the Cold War era, launching an arms race that shaped our modern world for decades to come. But what of Britain's role in this supermarket sweep? The Race for Hitler's X-Planes tells the untold story of the British mission to Germany.