Arrow
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Arrow is the NATO reporting name for the German World War II heavy fighter aircraft Dornier Do 335 Pfeil, notable for its unique push-pull twin-engine configuration and exceptional speed.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dornier Do 335 Pfeil | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
ⓘ
aircraft NATO reporting name ⓘ heavy fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| alliedReportingName | Ameisenbär NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | German World War II heavy fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
cannon ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
| configuration | push-pull twin-engine ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Claude Dornier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ejectionSystem | pilot ejection seat ⓘ |
| engineLayout |
one engine in nose
ⓘ
one engine in rear fuselage ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1943 ⓘ |
| GermanName | Pfeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GermanNameMeaning | Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1944 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Dornier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
approximately 474 mph
ⓘ
approximately 763 km/h ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | exceptional speed ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | around 37 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | Daimler-Benz DB 603 engines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1944–1945 ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston-engined ⓘ |
| refersTo | Dornier Do 335 Pfeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
fighter-bomber
ⓘ
heavy fighter ⓘ night fighter ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
explosive bolts to jettison rear propeller
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explosive bolts to jettison tail fin ⓘ |
| status |
did not see large-scale operational service
ⓘ
limited production ⓘ |
| survivingAircraft | one complete example in Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum ⓘ |
| usedBy | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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