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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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CPO Tim Dickey Very cool!
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PO2 Chief Executive Officer (Ceo)
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Ridiculously amazing to see the brilliance and continuing advancement and progression of aircraft design! So honored to have worked on A-6 Bombers!!!
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LTC Stephen F.
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Edited 9 y ago
The German fighter in the picture sleek design was well ahead of its time; CPO Tim Dickey The Horten Ho 229 was was an improvement over the ME-163 Komet which was almost as dangerous to fly as it was to its targets. Like Wile E Coyote it frequently overshot the target.
[edited based on SGT Gary Frank's comments.]
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SGT Gary Frank
SGT Gary Frank
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Sorry Col, but the Horton Ho229 [AKA: Go229] powerplant was two Junkers Jumo B2 Turbojet engines, about 2,200 lbs thrust. The Komet was the Me163, Powerplant was Walther 109-509A Liquid fuel rocket engine [3,800 lbs thrust for about 7 min]
I provided some links
http://www.hortenwings.com/#!details/cycb
http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=107
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LTC Stephen F.
LTC Stephen F.
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SGT Gary Frank - thanks for correcting me.
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