Dornier Do 635

Dornier Do 635
Role	Fighter-bomber
Manufacturer	Dornier Flugzeugwerke
Designer	Heinrich Hertel
Introduction	1944
Status	Cancelled
Primary user	Luftwaffe
Number built	0
Developed from	Dornier Do 335

The Dornier Do 635 was a World War II heavy fighter proposed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke. The Do 635 was developed as two Dornier Do 335 fuselages joined by a common center wing section.

Design and developments

In 1944, Junkers helped Dornier with work on the Do 335 Zwilling or Dornier Do 635. A meeting was arranged between Junkers and Heinkel engineers. After the meeting, they began work on the project, called 1075 01-21. The designer, Professor Heinrich Hertel, planned for test flight in late 1945. At the end of 1944, the Germans reviewed aircraft designs with the Japanese military. The Do 635 impressed the Japanese military by its capabilities and design. ^[1]

This design consisted of two Do 335 fuselages joined by 2 wings and also having 2 Rb 50 cameras in port fuselage to take aerial photos. Warloads were not formalised^{[clarification needed]}, the design only having provision for five 60 kg (130 lb) target marker bombs. The main wheels were common with Ju 352 wheels. It was also intended that two Walter Rocket Assisted Take Off units would be fitted. A variety of radars could have been fitted. In early 1945, a wind-tunnel model was tested, and a cockpits mock-up was constructed. But in February 1945, due to the desperate war situation, the project was cancelled.^[1]

Specifications (Do 635 V-1)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot and navigator)
• Length: 18.5 m ()
• Wingspan: 27.45 m ()
• Height: ()

Performance

• Maximum speed: 720 km/h

Armament

None

See also

	Aviation portal
	Germany portal
	World War II portal

Related development

• Dornier Do 335
• Dornier P 256
  

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• North American P-82
• Messerschmitt Bf 109Z
  

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
• List of fighter aircraft
  

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Do 635". luft46.com. http://www.luft46.com/junkers/ju635.html. Retrieved 3 June 2011. 

External links

• www.luft46.com on ju635