Product Description

Renowned German aviation specialist Manfred Griehl has collected a unique and valuable selection of photographs of Luftwaffe projects that never made it into battle. They remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage because either they were deemed unsuitable or, as is the case with most of those in this selection, the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production. This fascinating insight into the aviation science of the Third Reich includes rare photographs of Germany?s secret planes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #289862 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages

About the Author
Manfred Griehl is author of numerous books, including German Jets: 1944-1945 (1853673560).

Customer Reviews

Photo Study of Luftwaffe X-Planes of World War II
Prolific Luftwaffe author Manfred Griehl collects in "Luftwaffe X-Planes" a brief but fascinating collection of photos of experimental and prototype planes of the Luftwaffe. The majority of the book, 55 out of 80 pages, is of photos. Unfortunately, there is not much information on the history of these planes or even the history of World War II testing centers, evaluation units, or much else about these planes for the general reader to grasp their significance in the overall context of the Luftwaffe. In sum, as a photo study of these planes it works. As a general history of them it is far too sketchy. (This last point is particularly irksome as no bibliography for further reading is provided.)