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Dornier Do 335



Type: Ground Attack fighter-bomber
Origin: Dornier-Werke GmbH
Models:
– Do 335A-1 (Single-seat fighter)
– Do 335A-6 (Nightfighter)

POWERPLANT:
Model: Daimler-Benz DB 603G
Type: Inverted-V12, liquid cooled engine
Number: Two       Horsepower: 1,900 hp
Propeller Unit: VDM
  Diameter: 3.50m (front), 3.30m (rear)

FUEL/FLUIDS:
Fuel Capacity: N/A
Type: N/A

Lubricant Capacity:
  18.8 Imperial Gallons/90 Liters
Type: N/A
Note: Stored in two seperate tanks behind the pilots seat (port tank for forward engine and starboard tank for rear engine)

Hydraulic Fluid Capacity: 9.9 Imperial Gallons/45 Liters in a protected tank in the port wing.
Type: N/A


DIMENSIONS:
Wing span: 13.8m (45 ft. 4 in.)
Wing Surface Area: N/A
Length: 13.87m (45 ft. 6 in.)
Height: 4m (16 ft. 4 in.)
Stabilizer Span: N/A
Wheel Track: N/A

WEIGHTS:
Empty (A-1): 7,400kg (16,314 lbs.)
Empty (A-6): 7,700kg (16,975 lbs.)
Loaded (A-1): 11,700kg (25,800 lbs.)
Loaded (A-6): 11,700kg (25,800 lbs.)

  PERFORMANCE:
Maximum Speed:
413 mph (665 kph) sustained, 477 mph (765km/h) with emergency boost

Range (Maximum Fuel):
  2050km (1,280 miles)
Range (With Drop Tanks):
  3750km (2,330 miles)

Initial Climb: 4,600 ft/min (1400m/min)
Endurance: N/A
Service Ceiling:
A-1: 37,400 ft (11,410m)
A-6: 33,400 ft (10,190m)

ARMAMENT:
Do 335A-1
Two 15mm MG 151/15 machine guns above the nose
One 30mm Mk 103 cannon firing through the propellor hub.

Do 335A-6
Two 20mm MG 151/20 machine guns above the nose
One 30mm Mk 103 cannon firing through the propellor hub.

Do 335B-2
Two 20mm MG 151/20 machine guns above the nose
Two 30mm Mk 103 cannon mounted in the wings.
One 30mm Mk 103 cannon firing through the propellor hub.

AVIONICS: (Do 335B-2):
Fug 125a blind landing reciever
Fug 25a IFF




                               
Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
The Complete Encyclodepia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5

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