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
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
testing and evaluation
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Dornier Do 335 Pfeil variant Do 335 A-0