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HK-561 Nachtjager [The Singing David]

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HK-561 Is A Night Fighter That Was Produced In 1945.
AG 1 : Schräge Musik

HISTORY
The Luftwaffe Needed Night Fighter Plane In 1944 Although the Luftwaffe Has Many Of This Kind But Göring Wanted His Engineers To Work For The Luftwaffe To Build The Aircraft. The Luftwaffe Wants An Airplane With A Small Size And Above Average Speed And Has An Advanced Radar In 1945, The Joint Project Was Started And In May 1945 The First Prototype Was Made , In 1946 the aircraft fought with several American B-29 bombers, 5 B-29s and 20 Mitchells were disabled for two months. This Aircraft Has Schräge's Music on Top [Although Not Used] Pilots sometimes refer to this plane as "DAVID" Atau "The Singing Of David" Because the muttering engine was loud enough for the pilot to wear ear protection, this aircraft began to be used as a training plane and only a few were alive After that the HK-561 was replaced by other jets.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 42.2ft (12.9m)
  • Length 36.5ft (11.1m)
  • Height 14.9ft (4.5m)
  • Empty Weight 6,516lbs (2,955kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,915lbs (3,136kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 2.892
  • Wing Loading 53.5lbs/ft2 (261.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 129.2ft2 (12.0m2)
  • Drag Points 2862

Parts

  • Number of Parts 107
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 408