26.02.2010, 14:27
I guess you could say Junkers was a craftsman, rather than a salesman!
The original requirement was for long range airliner that could be really turned into a bomber when the eventual WW2 hostilities broke out. Diesel is a great way to get that range. They just realized during the SCW that bombers were sitting ducks against the latest generations of fighters.
It worked great as-planned, but the plan was based on outdated thinking.
Look at the Ju88 for example. Much better plane, because they had better plans and requirements going into it from the beginning.
The original requirement was for long range airliner that could be really turned into a bomber when the eventual WW2 hostilities broke out. Diesel is a great way to get that range. They just realized during the SCW that bombers were sitting ducks against the latest generations of fighters.
It worked great as-planned, but the plan was based on outdated thinking.
Look at the Ju88 for example. Much better plane, because they had better plans and requirements going into it from the beginning.