File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-117-01, Aufklärungsflugzeug Blohm - Voß BV 141.jpg
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Aufklärungsflugzeug Blohm + Voß BV 141
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| Photographer |
Stöcker |
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Aufklärungsflugzeug Blohm + Voß BV 141  |
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| Original caption |
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. This description has been identified as biased or incorrect: it is propoganda of Nazi Germany Eine epochemachende Neukonstruktion. BV 141 - das erste unsymmetrische Flugzeug der Welt! Weitere Stärkung der Schlagkraft unserer Luftwaffe. |
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| Description |
An epoch-making new construction. The BV 141 - the first asymmetrical aircraft in the world! Further strengthening the power of our Luftwaffe. The aircraft factory of the world-renown shipbuilder Blohm & Voss has, with the BV 141 for the German Luftwaffe, developed a completely new aircraft model in design and configuration, that was able to record outstanding success in its initial operations in the Eastern campaign. This first asymmetrical aircraft in the world is the brainchild (lit. "creation") of the chief designer of the Blohm & Voss aircraft factory, Wehrwirtschaftführer ("Military Economy Leader") Doctor of Engineering [Richard] Vogt. The special mission that this aircraft is intended for, required a technological design- and manufacturing approach fundamentally different to those that have been previously used. The solution achieved after years of research work can be regarded as epoch-making. For the first time a completely unbalanced design has been adopted; a tail boom with engine attached is mounted on the left wing; and on the right wing is an enclosed cockpit with unimpeded visibility in all directions for the three-man crew. At the same time, due to the operational (lit. "tactical") requirements, the special design required excellent flight characteristics and performance of the aircraft: high speed, exceptional manoeuverability and [good] climb performance. The armament of the BV 141 consists of the most modern cannons and machine guns. The engine used is the new BMW 801 radial. The BV 141 has been in volume-production in the east German aircraft factory of the Blohm & Voss company for some time now. Thus assured of availability, the increasingly possible use of this aircraft means a substantial strengthening of the effectiveness of our air forces. |
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| Date | 6 May 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sammlung von Repro-Negativen (Bild 146) |
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