Aviones experimentales (GM II) - Alemania: libros - Luftwaffe

German Jet Aircraft 1939-1945

Germany was one of the leading developers of jet propulsion during the Second World War - in August 1939 the world's first jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, took to the air on its maiden flight.

This book examines all of the developments, production and aircraft types: He 280, Me 262, Ar 234, He 162, Ju 287, Ho IX, Me 328, P1101, Hs 132, DM 1, Ta 183 and others by such aircraft manufacturers as Heinkel, Junkers, Messerschmitt, and powerplant manufacturers BMW and Daimler-Benz.
Numerous photographs and three-view drawings illustrate this extraordinary book.

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German Rocket Fighters of World War II

In 1940 the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug launched the DFS 194, developed by Alexander Lippisch, and the tests with this experimental plane laid the foundation for the Messerschmitt Me 163, the world's first operational rocket fighter.
Using a Walter rocket engine, the Me 163 achieved hitherto unimaginable climb rates and speeds. It was in this rocket powered plane that, on 2 October 1941, Heini Dittmar reached 1003 km/h and thus became the first pilot in the world to break the magic mark of 1000 km/h. In so doing, he also brushed against the sound barrier.

The technology incorporated into Germany's rocket planes - the Messerschmitt Me 163 Bs and Cs, the Me 263, and Bachem Ba 349 Natter - was recognized throughout the world as cutting edge and after the war had a major impact on the technological development of other countries.

This book is the first to present every rocket aircraft flown in Germany and the rocket systems developed by Walter and BMW, as well as several of the most interesting projects drawn up by Germany's aviation industry.

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Luftwaffe X-Planes - German Experimental Aircraft of World War II

From jet planes and high altitude aircraft to radar-equipped fighters configured to deliver chemical weapons, numerous Luftwaffe planes were designed and reached prototype stage but never made it into mass production or battle. Luftwaffe X Planes is a definitive, revelatory guide to the remarkable range of secret planes that the Third Reich failed to complete.

Despite the Allied authorities' ban on research, countless aircraft were designed and tested by the Luftwaffe and German manufacturers before World War II. The research went ahead at secret evaluation sites in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and the USSR.
After the outbreak of the war this work continued. Many projects remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage because either they were deemed unsuitable or, as is the case with most of those in this selection, the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production.

Renowned aviation expert Manfred Griehl has painstakingly assembled a valuable selection of images which shows the remarkable range of projects dreamed up by the German designers. Had these innovative projects ever been realised the course of the World War II could have been dramatically different.

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Rocket and Jet Aircraft of the Third Reich

Durante gran parte de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la tecnología militar nazi era mucho más avanzada que la de los Aliados. El arsenal alemán incluía aviones cohete y a reacción, el primero de los cuales, el Heinkel He 178, realizó su primer vuelo el 27 de agosto de 1939. Le siguieron otros iconos de la aviación como el Messerschmitt Me 262, con un motor de 1350 libras de empuje, y la famosa bomba volante V-1 (Doodlebug), de la que se lanzaron más de 9500 unidades contra Gran Bretaña, causando 22 892 bajas.

En este libro, el historiador de la aviación Terry C. Treadwell narra la historia de los aviones y el armamento que representaron la vanguardia de la tecnología aeronáutica. Detalla su diseño, desarrollo y aplicación, así como las dificultades que enfrentaron quienes los construyeron.
Los científicos e ingenieros alemanes estuvieron constantemente bajo la presión del Alto Mando alemán durante el conflicto, y a medida que este llegaba a su fin, quedaron atrapados entre los Aliados, que deseaban controlarlos, y las SS, que no se detendrían ante nada para evitar que cayeran en manos aliadas.
Complementado con más de 200 ilustraciones, "Rocket and Jet Aircraft of the Third Reich" ofrece una visión sin igual de los aviones que convirtieron a Alemania en un enemigo casi indomable.

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The Ultimate Flying Wings of the Luftwaffe

Podría haber sucedido. Con las fuerzas aliadas avanzando hacia Alemania, un Hitler desesperado lanzó la siguiente generación de aviones alemanes. Imaginen un extraño bombardero triangular, indetectable por radar e interceptable por cazas, que lanza una bola de fuego inextinguible sobre Londres, destruyendo la ciudad y sus alrededores hasta el mar.
O tal vez un bumerán negro de sesenta metros arroja dos toneladas de ántrax sobre Washington y Nueva York, dejándolas inhabitables durante cincuenta años. Un bombardeo sufre numerosas bajas, diezmado por una armada de nuevos cazas alemanes, como nunca antes habían visto los artilleros aliados.
Tienen forma de dardo, demasiado rápidos para que los artilleros puedan apuntar, por lo que las nuevas alas volantes y triángulos nazis diezman a los bombarderos con sus cañones y misiles que se activaban automáticamente mediante células fotoeléctricas.

Estos hechos nunca ocurrieron. Sin embargo, la construcción de alas volantes secretas comenzó a principios de 1945 y un nuevo y extraordinario caza realizó su único vuelo de prueba. Si estos innovadores cazas de la Luftwaffe hubieran entrado en servicio antes, bien podrían haber cambiado el curso de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Profusamente ilustrado con dibujos técnicos y datos e información fascinantes sobre los proyectos de cazas y bombarderos más radicales de la Luftwaffe, "The Ultimate Flying Wings of the Luftwaffe" narra estos diseños revolucionarios.
Este fascinante libro, ideal para historiadores militares, aficionados al modelismo y aquellos interesados en el lado más extremo de la aviación de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, muestra lo avanzados que estaban los científicos alemanes hacia el final de la guerra y lo cerca que pudo haber estado Hitler de la victoria.

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Vertical Takeoff Fighter Aircraft of the Third Reich

Historia técnica de los experimentos alemanes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial con aviones de despegue vertical, incluidos el Natter y otros tipos raros e inusuales.

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X-Planes - German Luftwaffe Prototypes 1930-1945 (hard cover)

Renowned German aviation specialist Manfred Griehl has collected a unique and valuable selection of photographs of Luftwaffe projects that never made it into battle. They remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage either because they were deemed unsuitable or the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production.

Most photographs come from the development sites and testing grounds of the major manufacturers of Nazi Germany: companies such as Dornier, Junkers, Focke-Wulf and Heinkel all received funding from the government to develop bigger and faster aircraft. A huge amount of private testing went on with major organisations such as Daimler-Benz, BMW and Siemens investing huge amounts in new engine systems and other advances such as radar.

This book also details the innumerable alterations that were made to existing service aircraft to equip them for new roles. There are examples of Fw190s developed for the delivery of chemical and toxic weapons, the high altitude Junkers EF 61, the early prototype WNF 342 helicopter as well as numerous examples of developmental jet fighters that could very well have been realised had it not been for the effectiveness of the Allied bombing campaign in restricting the supply of necessary materials.

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X-Planes : German Luftwaffe Prototypes 1930-1945 (paperback)

In this superb illustrated guide, renowned German aviation specialist Manfred Griehl has collected a unique and valuable selection of photographs of Luftwaffe projects that never made it into battle. They remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage either because they were deemed unsuitable or the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production.

There are examples of Fw190s developed for the delivery of chemical and toxic weapons, the high altitude Junkers EF 61, the early prototype WNF 342 helicopter as well as numerous examples of developmental jet fighters that could very well have been realised had it not been for the effectiveness of the Allied bombing campaign in restricting the supply of necessary materials.

Much of this development work went on to have an important influence on aircraft design in both the East and the West after the Second World War, making this book an essential source not just for those interested in Hitler's Luftwaffe but also in the history of military aviation in general.

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Geheimprojekte der Luftwaffe 1939-1945

The Third Reich produced a multitude of technical masterpieces, which were often developed and tested in secret in gigantic underground bunker systems.
After the end of the Second World War, the victorious powers were overwhelmed by the achievements of German researchers and designers and many developments were immediately adopted, e.g. in aircraft technology and the beginning of space travel.

In this updated and revised new edition, the authors illuminate this exciting topic with first-class image material that they have collected over many years and partly photographed themselves.

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