The Bachem Ba 349 Natter (English: Colubrid, grass-snake) was a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned surface-to-air missile. After a vertical take-off, which eliminated the need for airfields, most of the flight to the Allied bombers was to be controlled by an autopilot. The primary role of the relatively untrained pilot was to aim the aircraft at its target bomber and fire its armament of rockets. The pilot and the fuselage containing the rocket-motor would then land using separate parachutes, while the nose section was disposable. The only manned vertical take-off flight on 1 March 1945 ended in the death of the test pilot, Lothar Sieber.
Take-off:
Start in the air.
Landing:
Just try to survive ^^.
Use 1 to detach jettisonable plexiglas nose cone.
Specifications
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General Characteristics
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- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 12.8ft (3.9m)
- Length 21.4ft (6.5m)
- Height 6.5ft (2.0m)
- Empty Weight 3,303lbs (1,498kg)
- Loaded Weight 3,967lbs (1,799kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.849
- Wing Loading 90.5lbs/ft2 (442.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 43.8ft2 (4.1m2)
- Drag Points 2358
Parts
- Number of Parts 150
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 384
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i found its easier to keep it steady by using the autopilot, press enter for auto pilot
It's awesome! Only difficulty is climbing, it's a bit of a tricky flier
Lol also something like this was used as a suicide plane
But, you already said all this in your description! X)
Wow, this is fantastic, very accurate, unique subject. I hope that the users realize that the pilot's way out of this deathtrap was to eject from the fuselage and parachute down after he fired his rockets at his bomber targets. There was never any expectation to actually land this thing, so good luck! In fact, the only manned test flight resulted in the death of the test pilot.