The development of aviation engines in Germany was revolutionary
during closing stages of the Second World War. In 1945, the Daimler
Benz, Jumo and BMW engines in service, equipped with power boosting
systems, generated 2,000 hp. There were prototypes that could
generate 3,000 hp and BMW/Argus projects could reach 4,000 hp. To
benefit from their extreme performances, Blohm und Voss, Daimler
Benz, Dornier, Focke Wulf, Heinkel, Henschel, Messerschmitt and
Skoda designed an impressive series of fighters that never left the
drawing board. The reason was the decision taken by the
Oberkommando der Luftwaffe to mass manufacture the iconic and
revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. This lost
generation of projects were quickly forgotten and after years of
research have been recovered and presented in The Ultimate Piston
Fighters of the Luftwaffe. Profusely illustrated with technical
drawings and fascinating data and information on the Luftwaffe's
most radical fighter projects, The Ultimate Piston Fighters of the
Luftwaffe chronicles these revolutionary designs that might have
changed the course of the war. A fascinating book for the military
historian, modellers and those interested in aviation, this shows
how advanced German scientists were towards the end of the Second
World War and how the beloved Spitfire and Mustang would have been
instantly superseded by radical Nazi fighters.
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