In article <o9jsidtl6akpaur4ki6sl0h9n2jh41l2ar@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>On 23 Jun 2018 03:41:17 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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>>The first prototype was intended to evaluate the concept, and was assembled from
>>the fuselage of an He 177 A-5, the tail of a Ju 388, main undercarriage from a
>>Ju 352, and nosewheels taken from crashed B-24 Liberators, all of which were
>>fixed to lower weight and complexity, and equipped with spats to reduce drag.
>>Two of the Jumo 004 engines were hung in nacelles (pods) under the wings, with
>>the other two mounted in nacelles added to the sides of the forward fuselage.
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>A remarkable aircraft, even more so because it was assembled from the
>parts of so many different models of aircraft. I was rather amazed
>that it used the gear recovered from crashed B-24 Liberators, I guess
>there were quite a few of those.
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It definitely has that "designed by a committee and made with spare parts" look
to it.
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