According to my reference material, the Pheil, powered by 2 Daimler-Benz
DB603E-1 12 cylinder liquid cooled engines, had a maximum speed of 474
mph at 21,330 feet. It has a service ceiling of 37,400 feet. It took
14.5 minutes to climb to 26,250 ft. Each engine put out 1800hp at
takeoff and 1900 at 5910 ft. Althoiugh it was some 60mph faster than
the P38J, its climb rate was something like half that of the Lightning.
Joe Curry (Is there a WW2 Planes Mail List?)
stu.jo@ibm.net wrote:
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> Thomas Carney wrote:
> >
> > Barry,
> > Hey I am working on a model of that plane! It is the Dornier
> > Do.335 Pfeil (arrow in german). I recall hearing it was the fastest
> > piston driven(no turbos) plane in the world for some time after the
> > war. Achieving around 180mph at optimum level. Doubt it is now.
> > :)
> >
> > '60 Bugeye Sprite(the begining)
> > '68 GT6+(to be college car)
> > '60 Rover P4100(father son bonding prodject)
> Actually 518 mph!
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