[Erg./JG54_crazty]

Just order this model but i cant find almost any informations about it, the only thing that i know is that those things on the wings are fuselages,if anyone has more informations plz help.

!S crazty

[Polkovnik Kirov]

Im no German Aircraft expert but they appear to be a more cost effecient option to drop tanks, though it would suck to carry all of that weight around. Also I don't see the need for the germans to have expanded tanks like that, as their fighter force was primaraly defence by 1943.

[OberstDanjeje]

Yes, drop tanks very effective but the idea was rejected

[.041 Safety Wire]

Yet another unusual fit was of the "Doppelreiter (Double Rider)" external tanks, which involved carriage of a semi-conformal "slipper" fuel tank on the top of each wing. This scheme did not go beyond trials.

[UF_Shoki]

I wonder if the use was rather for Jabo aircraft like the F or G series, especially the G which were designed as long range jabo aircraft with the capability to carry one drop tank under each wing.
Having this kind of slip tanks above the wing would maybe have allow to carry more bombs under the wings.
Just an idea.

[Murilo Specht]

Moved to the correct section.

[Cuccos19]

Man learns a new thing in every single day. That was the today one for me. hock:

Interesting concept, but as said above, Germans went to defence in 1943. There were several experiments and some widely used examples for the slipper tank. The only common what I know is the Spitfire's slipper tank.

[Polkovnik Kirov]

Mabey they wanted to escort 111's to england? and give them bombing capabillity? And it doesnt look like they are made to be jetisoned, if they were the plane would most certainly have to do it upside down, from my expirence it wouldn't be a hard maneuver, but it seems kind of silly. More than likeley they were permanant, but to me if I were British or American pilot, those things just scream shoot me so I can blow up!!! You know big targets, and I dont know what the armor rating was, but in order for it to get off the ground and still carry fuel, it had to be light.