Do 335 A-0
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The Do 335 A-0 was a pre-production version of the German Dornier Do 335 Pfeil heavy fighter, used for testing and evaluation late in World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military aircraft
ⓘ
World War II aircraft ⓘ pre-production aircraft variant ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
fighter-bomber test platform
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heavy fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-seat fighter ⓘ |
| airForceBranch | Luftwaffe test units ⓘ |
| airframeBasis | Dornier Do 335 A-series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentConfiguration | nose-mounted cannon (test fit, similar to A-1) ⓘ |
| category |
experimental military aircraft
ⓘ
prototype and pre-production aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration |
push-pull propeller arrangement
ⓘ
tandem-engine layout ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Dornier Do 335 V-series prototypes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designBureau | Dornier Flugzeugwerke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStage | pre-production ⓘ |
| ejectionSystem | explosive bolts for tail fin and rear propeller (crew escape system family feature) ⓘ |
| engineModel | Daimler-Benz DB 603 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlightPeriod | late World War II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the fastest piston-engined fighter designs tested by Germany ⓘ |
| introduced | late in World War II ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Dornier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | very high speed for a piston-engined fighter ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operationalUse | limited, mainly evaluation flights ⓘ |
| partOf | Dornier Do 335 Pfeil program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantLayout | one engine in nose and one in rear fuselage ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programPurpose | to validate design before full-scale production of Do 335 A-1 ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston-engined aircraft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Do 335 A-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | cruciform tail with rear propeller clearance ⓘ |
| usedBy | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
operational trials
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testing and evaluation ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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