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Germany - Achenbach Spiegelei
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Virtually nothing is known about this Flugscheibe designed by Ing. Achenbach near the end of the war. Only the nickname survives "Spiegelei" (Fried Egg) - which describes its basic configuration. Looks like a single pilot experimental craft with multiple thrusters in the bottom disc ring and perhaps an observation dome located in the middle of the bulging part of the propulsion system. The rings around the disc suggest that maybe this is a suction-flow type based on certain aerodynamic ideas put forth by Ludwig Prandtl to the Junkers aircraft company earlier with the Junkers AF-1 Absaugeflugzeug (suction aircraft) which was nicknamed the "Spinning Top". It is not known if any prototype of this disc craft was constructed or not. AVA, however, worked with the suction motor concept on two early experimental aircraft from 1938-40- the AF-1 and AF-2. |
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