Do 335 A-0

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The Do 335 A-0 was a pre-production version of the German Dornier Do 335 Pfeil heavy fighter, used for testing and evaluation late in World War II.

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instanceOf German military aircraft
World War II aircraft
pre-production aircraft variant
aircraftRole fighter-bomber test platform
heavy fighter
aircraftType single-seat fighter
airForceBranch Luftwaffe test units
airframeBasis Dornier Do 335 A-series
armamentConfiguration nose-mounted cannon (test fit, similar to A-1)
category experimental military aircraft
prototype and pre-production aircraft
configuration push-pull propeller arrangement
tandem-engine layout
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crew 1
derivedFrom Dornier Do 335 V-series prototypes
designBureau Dornier Flugzeugwerke
developmentStage pre-production
ejectionSystem explosive bolts for tail fin and rear propeller (crew escape system family feature)
engineModel Daimler-Benz DB 603
era 1940s
firstFlightPeriod late World War II
historicalSignificance one of the fastest piston-engined fighter designs tested by Germany
introduced late in World War II
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Dornier
linked to: Dornier aircraft
notableFeature very high speed for a piston-engined fighter
numberOfEngines 2
operationalUse limited, mainly evaluation flights
partOf Dornier Do 335 Pfeil program
powerplantLayout one engine in nose and one in rear fuselage
primaryUser Luftwaffe
programPurpose to validate design before full-scale production of Do 335 A-1
propulsionType piston-engined aircraft
status retired
successor Do 335 A-1
tailConfiguration cruciform tail with rear propeller clearance
usedBy Germany
usedFor operational trials
testing and evaluation
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Dornier Do 335 Pfeil variant Do 335 A-0