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Aren't and his claims of German U2 invention
Radar scattering paint on the U2? I hope they got their money back
because it sure didn't work. "Hobo" wrote in message ... Robert Aren't recently made this claim: "Laugh this off Tex. The US captured the DFS 228 rocket recon sailplane in 1945 and took it back home. The aircraft was designed to fly at (wait for this)... 80,000 ft and carry two Zeiss cameras (IR types too). So you think the U-2 came from US sources... uh, no. The funny thing is the DFS even had a pressurized escape pod, something the U-2 to give maximum range. |
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the U-2 was little more than an F-104 with high aspect wings to overfly
unfriendly airspace. Not much of a "concept" there, just the only way to achieve that kind of altitude with the tech of the day. I guess the Germans invented the F-104 as well. There were "big wing" recon planes in WWII, I guess they were stolen from Germany too. "B2431" wrote in message ... From: (robert arndt) After Powers was shot down they tried the German idea for the paint, but it failed in their case due to the difference in technology of the time period. Rob Prove it. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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"Boomer" wrote in message ...
the U-2 was little more than an F-104 with high aspect wings to overfly unfriendly airspace. Not much of a "concept" there, just the only way to achieve that kind of altitude with the tech of the day. I guess the Germans invented the F-104 as well. There were "big wing" recon planes in WWII, I guess they were stolen from Germany too. Gee, the U-2 bears a rather strong resemblence to the F-104, does it? Let's look at the DFS 228 captured by the US in 1945 and studied for a year before being given to the British to evaluate (which led to the Slingsby T-44 concept): http://www.luft46.com/prototyp/dfs228.html Yeah right, the DFS 228 has NOTHING to do with the U-2. Get real. Rob |
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robert arndt wrote: "Boomer" wrote in message ... the U-2 was little more than an F-104 with high aspect wings to overfly unfriendly airspace. Not much of a "concept" there, just the only way to achieve that kind of altitude with the tech of the day. I guess the Germans invented the F-104 as well. There were "big wing" recon planes in WWII, I guess they were stolen from Germany too. Gee, the U-2 bears a rather strong resemblence to the F-104, does it? Let's look at the DFS 228 captured by the US in 1945 and studied for a year before being given to the British to evaluate (which led to the Slingsby T-44 concept): http://www.luft46.com/prototyp/dfs228.html Yeah right, the DFS 228 has NOTHING to do with the U-2. Get real. Rob Rob, let me be the first to defend you. Here's the original aircraft that proved to the world that high aspect ratio wings are good - and it's Nazi-era German! http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmi/itf/goe3.htm http://www.hobbyclub.com/Gal-minimoa.htm |
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