Henschel Hs 129 - Henschel Hs 129 Henschel Hs 129B-1 Description Role Ground attack Crew one, pilot Dimensions Length 32 ft 9.75 m Wingspan 46 ft 7 in 14.20 m Height 10 ft 8 in 3.25 m Wing area 312 sq ft 29m² Weights Empty 8,400 lbs 3,810 kg Maximum take-off 11,574 lbs 5,250 kg Powerplant Engines 2x Gnome-Rhone 14M Power 2x 700 hp 2x 522 kW Performance Maximum speed 253 mph 407 km/h Combat range 348 miles 560 km Ferry range Service ceiling 29,525 ft 9,000 m Armament Guns 2x 20 mm MG 151/20 2x 7.92 mm MG 17 Bombs 2x 110lbs 4x 50kg The Henschel Hs 129, often referred to by it's nickname, the Panzerknacker, (tank cracker), was a World War II ground attack aircraft fielded by the.
Ground attack aircraft - War II when the available power from aircraft engines was so limited that every plane had to be dedicated to a single task. The most successful ground attack aircraft would generally be credited to the Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik, which was credited by Stalin for winning the war. The Luftwaffe fielded a very similar plane, the Henschel Hs 129, but produced very few of them and they had no effect on the war effort. By the end of that war the average day fighter had more than enough capability to carry out the ground attack role, and some of the most successful designs were slight modifications of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and unmodified Hawker Typhoons. In the post-war era, relatively few aircraft have been dedicated to ground attack; examples include the A-6.
Dewoitine D.520 - sq ft Weights Empty 4,608 lbs Maximum take-off 6,129 lbs Powerplant Engines Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 Power 930 hp Performance Maximum speed 329 mph Combat range Ferry range 777 miles Service ceiling Armament Guns 1x 20mm cannon 4x 7.5mm machine guns Bombs The Dewoitine D.520 was a French fighter aircraft that started entering service just prior to the opening of World War II. It was the only design that was a true match for the latest German types like the Messerschmitt Bf 109, but French building priorities were so confused that mass production didn't start until after the war started, and only a small number were available to meet the Luftwaffe. Design of the Dewoitine 520 started in November 1936 at the private design firm led by Emile Dewoitine. Trying.
List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe - fighter Heinkel He 113, (alternative designation for He 100) Heinkel He 114, reconnaissance seaplane Heinkel He 115, general-purpose seaplane Heinkel He 116, transport + reconnaissance Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling (Butterfly), surface-to-air missile (rocket-engined) Henschel Hs 121, fighter + trainer (prototype) Henschel Hs 123, ground-attack (biplane) Henschel Hs 124, heavy fighter + bomber (prototype) Henschel Hs 125, fighter + trainer (prototype) Henschel Hs 126, reconnaissance Henschel Hs 127, jet-engined bomber (prototype) Henschel Hs 129, ground-attack Henschel Hs 130, high altitude reconnaissance + bomber (jet engined) (prototype) Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann (Young Man), trainer (biplane) Henschel Hs 132, dive bomber (jet-engined) (prototype) Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister (Young Champion), trainer + aerobatics (biplane) Blohm und Voss Bv 138, flying-boat (early versions designated as Ha 138) Blohm und Voss Ha 139, long-range seaplane Blohm und.
Henschel Hs 293 - Henschel Hs 293 The Henschel Hs 293 was a German guided glide bomb used against ships during World War II. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Varients 3 Inventory 4 Combat Performance 5 Characteristics 6 See also: History The Hs 293 project was started in 1940, based on the "Gustav Schwartz Propellerwerke" glide bomb which was designed in 1939. Varients Hs 293A. The original version Hs 293B was wire guided to prevent jamming; it was never put into production, because jamming was never serious enough to prevent the radio-guided version from being effective. Hs 293C had a detachable warhead (also designated Hs 293A-2) Hs 293D was television-guided. 20 were built and tested. It was never used operationally as it was unreliable. Hs 293E an experimental.
Joystick - 1980s.) Additionally joysticks often have one or more fire buttons, used to trigger some kind of action. These are digital. History Joysticks were originally single axis controls for an aircraft's ailerons and elevators. They were fixed to the floor ot the aircraft and stuck up between the pilot's legs. The similarity in position to an erect penis meant that a slang term for a penis was applied to the control. The first 2-axis joystick was probably invented around 1944 in Nazi Germany. The device was developed for targeting the glide bomb Henschel Hs 293 against ship targets. Here, the joystick was used by an operator to steer the missile towards its target by radio control. This joystick had on-off switches rather than analogue sensors. This invention was picked up by someone.
Junkers Jumo 004 - RLM. The 004B production version was considerably lightened, and construction was modified to make lower use of scarce strategic materials. A series of turbine failures again delayed development at this point and it was not until nearly a year later, in mid 1943, that the first production examples were leaving the Junkers factory. These setbacks were the principal factor delaying the Luftwaffe's introduction of the Me 262 into squadron service. Given the lower-quality steels used in the 004B, these engines typically only had a service life of some 10-25 hours (perhaps double this in the hands of a skilled pilot). Another shortcoming of the engine, common to all early turbojets, was its sluggish response to throttle. Nevertheless, it made jet power for combat aircraft a reality for the first time. A.
Isotope table (divided) - 206Po 207At 208Rn 209Fr 210Ra 211Ac 123 201Pt 202Au 203Hg 204Tl 205Pb 206Bi 207Po 208At 209Rn 210Fr 211Ra 212Ac 213Th 124 203Au 204Hg 205Tl 206Pb 207Bi 208Po 209At 210Rn 211Fr 212Ra 213Ac 214Th 125 204Au 205Hg 206Tl 207Pb 208Bi 209Po 210At 211Rn 212Fr 213Ra 214Ac 215Th 126 206Hg 207Tl 208Pb 209Bi 210Po 211At 212Rn 213Fr 214Ra 215Ac 216Th 127 208Tl 209Pb 210Bi 211Po 212At 213Rn 214Fr 215Ra 216Ac 217Th 128 209Tl 210Pb 211Bi 212Po 213At 214Rn 215Fr 216Ra 217Ac 218Th 129 210Tl 211Pb 212Bi 213Po 214At 215Rn 216Fr 217Ra 218Ac 219Th 130 212Pb 213Bi 214Po 215At 216Rn 217Fr 218Ra 219Ac 220Th 131 213Pb 214Bi 215Po 216At 217Rn 218Fr 219Ra 220Ac 221Th 132 214Pb 215Bi 216Po 217At 218Rn 219Fr 220Ra 221Ac 222Th 133 217Po 218At 219Rn 220Fr 221Ra 222Ac 223Th 134 218Po.
Isotope table (complete) - 124 203Au 204Hg 205Tl 206Pb 207Bi 208Po 209At 210Rn 211Fr 212Ra 213Ac 214Th 125 204Au 205Hg 206Tl 207Pb 208Bi 209Po 210At 211Rn 212Fr 213Ra 214Ac 215Th 216Pa 126 206Hg 207Tl 208Pb 209Bi 210Po 211At 212Rn 213Fr 214Ra 215Ac 216Th 127 208Tl 209Pb 210Bi 211Po 212At 213Rn 214Fr 215Ra 216Ac 217Th 128 209Tl 210Pb 211Bi 212Po 213At 214Rn 215Fr 216Ra 217Ac 218Th 129 210Tl 211Pb 212Bi 213Po 214At 215Rn 216Fr 217Ra 218Ac 219Th 130 212Pb 213Bi 214Po 215At 216Rn 217Fr 218Ra 219Ac 220Th 131 213Pb 214Bi 215Po 216At 217Rn 218Fr 219Ra 220Ac 221Th 222Pa 92 132 214Pb 215Bi 216Po 217At 218Rn 219Fr 220Ra 221Ac 222Th 223Pa U 93 133 217Po 218At 219Rn 220Fr 221Ra 222Ac 223Th 224Pa Np 94 134 218Po 219At 220Rn 221Fr 222Ra 223Ac 224Th 225Pa 226U Pu 95 135.
HMS Egret - missile, when it was attacked by a squadron of Dornier Do 217 aircraft in the Bay of Biscay on August 27, 1943. One of the aircraft launched a Henschel Hs 293 anti-ship missile against the Egret, hitting the ship and exploding. 194 of HMS Egret's crew were killed in the attack..
German missiles of WW2 - the X-7 and X-10) anti-ship missiles German anti-ship missiles were used operationally against allied shipping in 1943, notably in the Mediterranean Sea: Fritz X anti-ship missile Henschel Hs 293 air-to-ship gliding guided bomb.
Glide bomb - see. In addition it proved difficult to properly guide the bomb to impact as the angle of descent changed, and if the bombadier didn't "get it right" and end up with the bomb roughly right over the target, there was little they could do at late stages to fix the problem. Nevertheless the Fritz X proved useful once crews were trained on its use. In test drops from 8000m, experienced bomb aimers could place half the bombs within a 15m radius and 90% within 30m. Following the capitulation of Italy in 1943, Germany damaged the Italian battleship Italia and sank the Roma with Fritz X bombs. Attacks were also made on the USS Savannah, causing heavy damage, and on several transports off Anzio. HMS Warspite was also hit, had to be.
Fritz X - Guidance system: Kehl-Strassburg FuG 203/230; MCLOS Unit Cost: Date Deployed: 1943 Users: Germany: carried on Heinkel He 111, Dornier Do 217 See also: German missiles of WW2 Henschel Hs 293.
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) - (planned) General Characteristics Displacement: 56,000 Length: 1,046 ft Beam: 129.3 ft Extreme Width: 252 ft Draft: ?? Speed: 33 knots Complement: 4,000+ officers and men Armament: 8 x 5-inch guns Aircraft: ?? The USS Forrestal (CVA-59) (later CV-59 and AVT-9) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier, the lead ship of a new class of "supercarriers", named after Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Forrestal was launched 11 December 1954 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia, sponsored by Mrs. James V Forrestal, widow of Secretary Forrestal; and commissioned 1 October 1955, Captain R. L. Johnson in command. From her home port, Norfolk, Virginia, Forrestal spent the first year of her commissioned service in intensive training operations off the Virginia Capes and in the Caribbean. An important assignment.
Schmetterling - Schmetterling The Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling (German for Butterfly) was a German surface-to-air missile project developed during World War II. There was also an air-to-air version. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Variants 3 Characteristics 4 See also History In 1941, Professor Herbert Wagner (who was previously responsible for the Henschel Hs 293 anti-ship missile) invented the Schmetterling missile and submitted it to the RLM, who rejected the design because there was, as yet, no need for more anti-aircraft weaponry However, by 1943 the large-scale bombing of Germany caused the RLM to change its mind, and the Henschel company was given a contract to develop and manufacture it. There were 59 experimental firings, of which 34 failed. Mass production was ordered in December 1944, with deployment.
Periodic table (extended) - Pb 83 Bi 84 Po 85 At 86 Rn 7 87 Fr 88 Ra 89 Ac 90 Th 91 Pa 92 U 93 Np 94 Pu 95 Am 96 Cm 97 Bk 98 Cf 99 Es 100 Fm 101 Md 102 No 103 Lr 104 Rf 105 Db 106 Sg 107 Bh 108 Hs 109 Mt 110 Ds 111 Uuu 112 Uub 113 Uut 114 Uuq 115 Uup 116 Uuh 117 Uus 118 Uuo 8 119 Uue 120 Ubn 121 Ubu 122 Ubb 123 Ubt 124 Ubq 125 Ubp 126 Ubh 127 Ubs 128 Ubo 129 Ube 130 Utn 131 Utu 132 Utb 133 Utt 134 Utq 135 Utp 136 Uth 137 Uts 138 Uto 139 Ute 140 Uqn 141 Uqu 142 Uqb 143 Uqt 144 Uqq 145 Uqp 146 Uqh.
Wire-guided missile - employed by the Germans during World War II. Most of their developments used radio control, but as the British proved to be able to jam anything they used, rushed projects were started in 1944 in order to develop alternatives. The first system to be modified in this fashion was the Henschel Hs 249B anti-shipping missile, but by the time it was ready it was too late to be useful as the Allies had already landed strong forces in France. Other examples included the X-4 anti-aircraft missile, and the X-7 anti-tank version of the X-4. In the post-war era it was the X-7 that had the most effect on other military thinkers. By the early 1950s a number of experimental systems had been developed, leading to their widespread deployment in the late.
Henschel & Son - Henschel & Son Henschel & Son, during World War II, was the primary manufacturer of the Panzer VI. Notable Employees Chief Designer Erwin Adlers.
Konrad Zuse - Germany, Zuse graduated in engineering from the Technische Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenburg (today the Technische Universität Berlin or Technical University of Berlin) in 1935. He started work at the Henschel aircraft factory in Dessau, but only one year later he resigned from his job to build a programmable machine. Working in his parents' apartment in 1938, his first attempt, called the Z1, was a binary electrically driven mechanical calculator with limited programmability, reading instructions from punched tape. The Z1 never worked well, though, due to the lack of sufficiently precise parts. The Z1 and its original blueprints were destroyed during World War II. World War II made it impossible and undesirable for Zuse and contemporary computer scientists in the UK and the USA to work together, or even to stay in contact. In.
Jefferson Memorial - even criticised as it was being built, following the modernist argument that dressing 20th-century buildings like Greek and Roman temples constitutes a "tired architectural lie." More than 60 years ago, Pope responded with silence to critics who dismissed him as part of an enervated architectural elite practicing "styles that are safely dead". The interior of the memorial has a 19 foot tall, 10,000 pound marble statue of Jefferson which was added four years after the dedication, and the interior walls are engraved with passages from Jefferson's writings. The 129 foot dome is 4 feet thick and the memorial weighs 32,000 tons. The site of the monument, called the Tidal Basin is enhanced with the massed planting of cherry trees, the gift of the people of Japan...
