Dornier Do-335A-1 Pfeil
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Arrow |
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| Type | Fighter,
Fighter-Bomber |
Crew | 1 or 2 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Dornier
Flugzeugwerke GmbH |
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| Production | 37;
Do 335V: 14 , Do 335A-0: 10, Do
335A-1: 11, Do 335A-12: 2 (1944–1945) |
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| Prototype completed | 26 October 1943 (Prototype) |
Introduction | 1944 |
| Variants | |||
| Do-335V | Prototype | ||
| Do-335A-0 | Preproduction. Fighter / fighter bomber. | ||
| Do-335A-1 | Production model. Single-seat fighter-bomber aircraft. | ||
| Do-335A-2 | Single-seat fighter-bomber aircraft with new weapon aiming systems, later proposed longer wing and updated DB603L engines. | ||
| Do-335A-3 | Single-seat reconnaissance aircraft built from A-1 aircraft, later proposed with longer wing. | ||
| Do-335A-4 | Single-seat reconnaissance aircraft with smaller cameras than the A-3 | ||
| Do-335A-5 | Single-seat night fighter aircraft, later night and bad weather fighter with enlarged wing and DB603L engines. | ||
| Do-335A-6 | Two-seat night fighter aircraft, with completely separate second cockpit located above and behind the original. | ||
| Do-335A-7 | A-6 with longer wing. | ||
| Do-335A-8 | A-4 fitted with longer wing. | ||
| Do-335A-9 | A-4 fitted with longer wing, DB603L engines and pressurized cockpit. | ||
| Do-335A-10 | Proposed night fighter
trainer. |
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| Do-335A-12 | Two seat trainer. A second cockpit was mounted behind and above the front cockpit. | ||
| Do-335B-1 | Abandoned in development. | ||
| Do-335B-2 Zerstörer | Single-seat destroyer aircraft. Fitted with 2 additional MK 103 in the wings and provision to carry two standard Luftwaffe 300 litre drop tanks. | ||
| Do-335B-3 | Updated B-1 but with longer wing. | ||
| Do-335B-4 | Update of the B-1 with longer wing, DB603L engine. | ||
| Do-335B-6 | Night fighter. Two DB 603E engines. | ||
| Do-335B-7 | High altitude night fighter. Two DB 603LA engines. | ||
| Do-335B-8 | High altitude night figther. Larger wing area. | ||
| Do-335B-12 | Dual-seat trainer version for the B-series aircraft. | ||
| Do-435 | Design that had more powerful engines and larger fuselage. | ||
| Do-635 | Design that had twin fuselages with a central section inbetween. Was to have four engines. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 7400 kg |
Loaded Weight | 9610 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 11700 kg |
Length | 13.85 m |
| Wingspan | 13.8 m |
Wing area | 38.5 m² |
| Height | 4.55 m |
Wing loading | 192.208 - 249.351 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Engine-Mounted | 1 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 103 cannon |
Ammunition Carried | 90 |
| Wings | 2 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 103
cannon * |
2 x 70 |
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| Secondary G uns | Nose (cowl-mount) | 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Bombs | Up to 1000 kg bombload (Internal
Bay) |
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(*) on Do-335B-2 model
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Daimler-Benz DB 603A |
Type & Displacement | liquid-cooled inverted V12, 44.52
L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 1726 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 359 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 1930
L
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 765 km/h
at 6400 m |
Cruise Speed | 475 km/h
at 6000 m |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 11400 m |
| Rate of Climb | 8,88 m/s |
Range | 1390 km, 2060 km / 3750 km °° |
(*) vitesse de décrochage, (**) external fuel
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Aviations militaires | - |
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