what was the name of the german plane that went very high then dived down, and made that infamous noise...?

Question

it went like waHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, and they were used in wwII i think maybe wwI...

Answer 1

Stuka dive bomber.
The Japanese had a similar plane called the Aichi

Answer 2

The Stuzkampfflugzueg ( plunging combat aircraft)

The JU87 Stuka, the noise was made by an whistle underneath the fusalage. The whistle was called "the trombone of jerico"

Initially the Stuka was powered by a Rolls Royce engine and then later a german brand.

It was an awesome weapon and used initially by the Condor legions in the spanish civil war.

One draw back was that in a dive a pilot could black out due the G forces, but if they didnt they could place a bomb within 5 metres of what they were aiming at.

Stukas were awesome aircraft in a dive but were not fast in flying and had a low range. They were sometimes vunerable to attack from the rear and later models had a rear facing gunner. In a dive they were wide open.

The JU87 came in 4 different models 87-b . 87-c,87-d and the 87-e tankbuster which had a 50mm cannon where the bomb used to sit.

The JU87 was a cross beteen a plane and a smart bomb.

even if the bomb didnt hit the sheer noise would create a huge phsycological impact on the targeted people.

The Stuka was the main weapon used to launch the war in Poland and later in the Blitzkrieg against France. After the battle of britian they were hardly used.

One of the most awesome weapons of war ever devised.

The diving procedure

Flying at 4,600 meters (15,000 ft), the pilot located his target through a bombsight window in the cockpit floor. After opening the dive brakes and slowing his throttle, he then rolled the aircraft 180°, automatically nosing the aircraft into a dive. Red tabs protruded from the upper surfaces of the wing as a visual indicator to the pilot that in case of a g induced black-out, the automatic dive recovery system would be activated. The Stuka dived at a 60 - 90 degree angle, accelerating to 600 km/h (350 mph).

When the aircraft was reasonably close to the target, a light on the contact altimeter came on to indicate the bomb-release point, usually at a minimum height of 450 m (1,500 ft). The pilot released the bomb by depressing a knob on the control column to release weapons and to initiate the automatic pull-out mechanism. A clutch located under the fuselage would swing the bomb out of the way of the propeller, and the aircraft would automatically begin a 6 g pullout.

Once the nose was above the horizon, dive brakes were retracted, the throttle was opened, and the propeller was set to climb. The pilot regained control and resumed normal flight. The remaining bombs under the wings were used for other targets.

Answer 3

The Junkers JU-87 Stuka Dive Bomber. It was built with a siren by the order of Hitler to strike fear in the hearts of civilians (Shows how sick the guy was.)The plane will be obsolete during the war. It could only dive in areas that the Germans control the air.

Answer 4

Fourty Two is almost correct. It's the Stuka, built by Junkers and designated as the JU-87. It had special "whistles" built into the wings to make that terrifying noise as it dove to drop the bombs.

Answer 5

The be the Stuka. Junkers-U87
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuka

Answer 6

it was called a stooka dive bomber. might want to jyst check the german spelling of stooka though if need it for an assignment or something, as am not 100% sure thats the correct spelling.

Answer 7

The V1 Flying Bomb, nicknamed the Doodlebug...
http://www.flyingbombsandrockets.com/V1_into.html

Answer 8

I just wanted to correct the misspelling: It's

STURZKAMPFFLUGZEUG!

Or Stuka for short.

Answer 9

Hindenberg?

Answer 10

The red baron's plane.

Fokker DR1