Experimental German Planes of WWII: Bv 141 "Sidecar", Focke-Wulf Fw 189 "Owl", Arado Ar 234
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- Опубликовано: 29 янв 2023
- German Experimental Planes Of WW2: Blohm & Voss BV 141 "Sidecar", Focke-Wulf Fw 189 "Owl", Arado Ar 234 "Blitz", Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant, Arado Ar 232 "Millipede".
The Blohm & Voss BV 141 was a World War II German tactical reconnaissance aircraft, notable for its uncommon structural asymmetry. Although the Blohm & Voss BV 141 performed well, it was never ordered into full-scale production, for reasons that included the unavailability of the preferred engine and competition from another tactical reconnaissance aircraft, the Focke-Wulf Fw 189.
In 1937, the German Air Ministry - the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) - issued a specification for a single-engine reconnaissance aircraft with optimal visual characteristics. The preferred contractor was Arado with the Ar 198, but the prototype proved unsuccessful. The eventual winner was the Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu; even though its twin-boom design using two smaller engines did not match the requirement of a single engined aircraft. Blohm & Voss (Hamburger Flugzeugbau) although not invited to participate, pursued as a private venture something far more radical. The proposal of chief designer Dr. Richard Vogt was the uniquely asymmetric BV 141.
The Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu ("Eagle Owl") is a German twin-engine, twin-boom, three-seat tactical reconnaissance and army cooperation aircraft. It first flew in 1938 (Fw 189 V1), entered service in 1940 and was produced until mid-1944.
In addition, Focke-Wulf used this airframe in response to a tender request by the RLM for a dedicated ground-attack airplane, and later submitted an armored version for trials. However, the Henschel Hs 129 was selected instead.
Design and development
In 1937, the German Ministry of Aviation issued a specification for a short-range, three-seat reconnaissance aircraft with a good all-round view to support the German army in the field, replacing the Henschel Hs 126, which had just entered service. A power of about 850-900 hp (630-670 kW) was specified. The specification was issued to Arado and Focke-Wulf. Arado's design, the Ar 198, which was initially the preferred option, was a relatively conventional single-engined high-wing monoplane with a glazed gondola under the fuselage.
The Arado Ar 234 Blitz (English: lightning) is a jet-powered bomber designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Arado. It was the world's first operational turbojet-powered bomber, seeing service during the final years of Second World War.
Development of the Ar 234 can be traced back to the latter half of 1940 and the request to tender from the Ministry of Aviation to produce a jet-powered high-speed reconnaissance aircraft. Arado was the only respondent with their E.370 design. While its range was beneath that of the Ministry's specification, an initial order for two prototypes was promptly issued to the company, designated Ar 234.
The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant ("Giant") was a German military transport aircraft of World War II. It was a powered variant of the Me 321 military glider and was the largest land-based transport aircraft to fly during the war. In total, 213 were made, with 15 being converted from the Me 321.
The Me 323 was the result of a 1940 German requirement for a large assault glider in preparation for Operation Sea Lion, the projected invasion of Great Britain. The DFS 230 light glider had already proven its worth in the Battle of Fort Eben-Emael in Belgium (the first ever assault by gliderborne troops), and would later be used successfully in the invasion of Crete in 1941.
The Arado Ar 232 Tausendfüßler (German: "Millipede"), sometimes also called Tatzelwurm, was a cargo aircraft, designed and built in small numbers by the German firm Arado Flugzeugwerke during World War II. The design introduced, or brought together, almost all of the features now considered to be standard in modern cargo transport aircraft designs, including a box-like fuselage slung beneath a high wing; a rear loading ramp (that had first appeared on the December 1939-flown Junkers Ju 90 V5 fifth prototype four-engined transport via its Trapoklappe); a high-mounted twin tail for easy access to the hold; and various features for operating from rough fields. Although the Luftwaffe was interested in replacing or supplementing its fleet of outdated Junkers Ju 52/3m transports, it had an abundance of types in production at the time, and did not purchase large numbers of the Ar 232.
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I’ll never forget Cpt Browns comment about the German aviation technology the British and Americans came across after the war…”we were not only surprised how far ahead the Germans were…we were shocked!”
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@DroneScapes Thanks for putting this on the Tube. Captain Eric Brown CBE was truly a remarkable man with a great gift. R.I.P. Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown.
Indeed Tony. By the way, there are two additional videos with him on the channel, including a biography
The Blv141 fascinated me , I loved my ‘Airfix’ kit as a kid 👌🏻😎
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My moms cousin was shot down over Crete in one
I had this as an Airfix kit around 43 years ago, this video is the first thing I’ve ever seen about that plane.
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Top class video, thanks! @21:50 what he is explaining about the towed Gigant by 3 planes, I watched one crash on film with 3 110s but I can no longer find that footage. Its too graphic for the internet I guess. Eric Brown is a true legend, I'm so happy he lived a long life and documented his experiences!
Thank you so much! If you enjoyed it, you cannot miss Capt. Eric ‘Winkle” Brown's story: ruclips.net/video/PSRAdZzRycc/видео.html
Marvellous viewing. From the old Aussie.
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So grateful for captioning watching this one
Fascinating video. I just ordered two of Brown's books, "Wings on My Sleeve" and "Wings of the Luftwaffe". They will be at the top of my reading list when they arrive.
Wonderful! If you enjoyed it, you cannot miss Brown's story: ruclips.net/video/PSRAdZzRycc/видео.html
Excellent video , Eric Brown seems like a cool guy. Those test pilots are some of the bravest and most experienced pilots around. An interesting array of Luftwaffe aircraft. That Arado Ar 234 was a beautiful aircraft and Eric Brown loved it as well. Thanks DroneScapes well done 🙂👍
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The Blohm und Voss 141 is and was hardly a secret!. Airfix even had a 1/72 scale kit of it that I built many decades ago. It may have been a bit too unconventional a design for most of those who chose the aircraft that the Luftwaffe would operate and it DID use an engine type that more important combat types like the FW 190 and versions of the Ju88 and Do 217 had priority for. The FW 189 "Owl" was nearly as weird looking in its own way (with nearly the same crew "pod" as the BV 141) but it used Argus engines which were not in such high demand for other types. Still, the BV bird flew quite well, from the sources I have read. Its relative obscurity stems from the fact that it was not chosen for production and service. The FW 189 was extensively used on the eastern front and performed damned near every mission type imagineable (recon, ground attack... even night fighter...) so it is only natural that the BV 141 faded into obscurity for a long time.
I recall reading that the few BV141s that were produced were sent to the Eastern Front rather than be scrapped, where they gave a reasonable account of themselves. Check out Putnam's German Aircraft of the Second World War volume. I built an Airfix BV141 too : ).
@@alfnoakes392 I had heard that some may have seen action but details are a bit sketchy. They certainly looked more "robust" than the FW-189 but, from what I have read, the FW was a tough bird. Both the BV and the FW are now available as respectable kits in 1/48 scale. Building them both.
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I met him had to drive him to a lecture he was giving. Brilliant guy really down to earth. He was in Edinburgh telling me about where he stayed and how he went to the old Edinburgh High School on Carlton Road
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That was interesting thank you for sharing this.
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大きなエンジンを使うと、回転トルクが発生して、左右の揚力が変わってくる。大型のエンジンを積むには、最初から非対称の形を選択する方法が、確かに合理的だ。
That old fellow spent a lot of time at the controls of a bunch of cool aircraft. Wonder if he ever flew an Arrow?🤔
Considering he flew 487 different aircraft, not including variations, that’s possible. His name is Eric Winkle Brown. If you enjoyed it, you cannot miss his story: ruclips.net/video/PSRAdZzRycc/видео.html
He flew more diff kinds of planes than anybody else has 400 some diff models
Ans: Yes, he did. Not surprisingly Capt Brown stated the Do-335 was overpowered. Said it was the only overpowered aircraft he flew.....
Yes, he flew the Dornier. The list of Aircraft he flew is here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_flown_by_Eric_%22Winkle%22_Brown
He probably flew one and landed it on a carrier too!
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Germany back then designed and created many cool and advanced aircraft.
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amazing video... so interesting
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What an amazing job!
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I once met MAJ Urban Drew, the P-51 pilot who destroyed the Bv-238, at an air show in San Diego when I was a kid.
Some errors made by Eric, who was pretty old when he was interviewed and some odd transcriptions in the subscription into English, other than that great, just great. The Millipede's extra wheels were not on either side of the fuselage as claimed by the narrator, they were twin-wheel pairs along the centerline of the aircraft body, working much like free-castoring wheels on a shopping cart.
Very interesting
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This guy is a legend,
Eric Winkle Brown
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Thank you. By the way, there are more interviews with him coming 🙂
@@Dronescapes cool, I watched one with him years ago and it was great,
@@tonyelberg7814 ruclips.net/video/PSRAdZzRycc/видео.html and I would not miss this one: ruclips.net/video/G0T4-XG612Q/видео.html He is not the subject of the documentary, but he is interviewed as well
The aircraft only has one tail wing on one side in the picture but in the video the plan has two tail wings
The Bv141 was flown in front of foreign press and was not even remotely secret. The "owl" was not experimental and was in service with the Luftwaffe. The Ar 234 was in service and was not considered "experimental" by anyone.
Again “Blazing Angels 2” and “Secret Weapons Over Normandy” forgot about them. Krieger from ‘Nemesis’ would certainly have tested them.
The foca looks like the junkersju290a5 transporter with 4 engines that could of been used as a 4 engin boomer
Why wasn't this HERO promoted to General? U.S.A asking.
First of all, Capt. Brown was in the FLEET Air Arm of the Royal Navy. (No "generals" in the navy.)
One thing about the Nazis, they tried everything! I wonder if all those scientists survived? I know some did, but I'm talkimg about those that are unnamed! Where would we be today, if they had all survived!
They didn't have a monopoly on science, but you don't get the Allies' advances celebrated so much as they tend to blend in to the background. You don't get the "what if?" scenarios unless it might be something like if the Allies failed to produce a computer and such advanced radars might the u-boats have won? The absence of technologies doesn't produce the excitement that wonder weapons produce.
The Germans produced some pretty wild equipment, true. Some of that was necessity. Also a factor is the corrupt nature of the German war economy (not just bribes, but the way decision making was exercised). There was corruption too in the West. Easier to ignore and cover up torpedoes that don't work than to admit responsibility and fix them.
In theory, the procurement process was to ensure the best equipment was produced. But if you get endless arguments about what that equipment should be, different interests adding their own criteria to the equipment specifications, it can get bogged down. The Americans realized after D-Day that they may need something heavier to deal with the heavy German tanks but didn't start fielding their own heavy tanks until the last months of the war by which time they really weren't needed. The Western process could take a lot of time. You end up with better engineered equipment, but slower.
German procurement processes could be bypassed by pitching weapon concepts directly to HItler. The criteria for the equipment was not that well defined and didn't actually need to be met so long as you have a really great prototype to show. So they could rush equipment into service with mechanical flaws but would push the current limits of what was possible.
But the Nazis were not the only ones aiming high for technological development. In 1943 the Germans introduced the first guided bomb, the Fritz-X. A clunky solution to the problem solved by manual control. The Bombardier needed to see the bomb (a flare at the back of the bomb helped) and the target and manually flew the bomb to line up the two. This required the bomber to continue flying straight at a constant speed after the bomb was dropped - something that would be unacceptable to the American procurement program.
The Americans began their guided weapons program in 1941, but the TV-guided, radar-guided, and heat-seeking bombs were not ready by 1943. In 1944 the radar guided bomb began successful tests in combat. The heat seeking bomb entered service too late in the war to see use. They never got their TV-guided bombs to work during the war, though. The best they did with this tech was specially fitted Avenger torpedo bombers where one of the crewmen with a TV screen would remotely pilot a drone bomber which could be used to bomb Japanese targets with heavy AA protection. The first UCAVs, I guess. It didn't see much use and the program was cancelled because by this point the Americans had clear air superiority and didn't need them.
The Americans were working on heat-seeking air to air rockets. They were much further ahead of the Nazis on the guidance systems (and warheads that could detonate near an enemy plane rather than having to actually hit the target), but the Germans were better at rocketry. I am sure the development of air to air missiles by the US Military did benefit greatly from the German scientists.
(But then if the Germans had suddenly been able to occupy Britain in 1945 they would have been scrambling to find out how the Allies were sinking u-boats so successfully. Getting your hands on someone else's tech is great for jump starting your own developments. But rather than trying to steal everything, the Allies accomplished this by sharing tech between USA, Britain, Canada, etc.).
I think people overlook how advanced a B-29 bomber was because it didn't look all that different in general appearance to the bombers that came before it. But the Germans did not have the technology to match it. (Not to say they couldn't have developed this tech given enough time and resources, just that they weren't going to get there with their late war economy and resources).
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The problem of the Luftwaffe in the 2nd World War was not the developments but a problem of logistics and effective weapons production including fuel, this is still the case today for the Russians and the Ukrainians... You can have the best weapons but without logistics and ammunition nothing works... Who produces today faster than the other wins even with inferior weapons, a battle and perhaps the war.
Das Problem der Luftwaffe im 2. Weltkrieg waren nicht die Entwicklungen sondern ein Problem der Logistik und einer effektiven Waffenproduktion incl. Treibstoff, das geht auch heute noch den Russen und den Ukrainern so.. Man kann die besten Waffen haben aber ohne Logistik und Munition geht gar nichts.. Wer heute schneller produziert als der andere gewinnt auch mit unterlegenen Waffen, eine Schlacht und vielleicht auch den Krieg.
Zhis looks weird, zo it must be unser neuw vunderveapon 😂
If want a job done get FW to do it
I wish the Empire did not burden Russia with the same guilt of suffering as it caused with the destruction of German culture.
This plane derpy
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Truely terrible aircraft of German design. 'Very attractive' maybe but conceptual nonsence.
Die waren auch in Großenhain in der Fliegerschule 13.
Germany should have won this war.
Tell that to the Jews, yeah!