The Luftwaffe's Viper by geoffgeoffp

2D • Aviation • posted on Nov 10, 2009

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Comments (16)

jlvfr

5:52AM | Tue, 10 November 2009

A truly insane idea! Congrats on another great image :)

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preeder

6:11AM | Tue, 10 November 2009

As always very nice. Suggestion. Is there anyway you can incorporate some sort of history of the aircraft you show in your pictures?

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ollienorthie

6:12AM | Tue, 10 November 2009

Love your work

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thecytron

8:22AM | Tue, 10 November 2009

Interesting presentation!

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pakled

9:40AM | Tue, 10 November 2009

is this the one where the test pilot was dissolved by his own fuel? Great work and detail.

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Penters

9:49AM | Tue, 10 November 2009

Great work

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Garlor

10:53AM | Tue, 10 November 2009

I like the extra detail on the launch mode . I recall photos showing the nose cone replaced by a battery of unguided rockets intended for single pass use on daytime bomber formations.

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1358

12:26PM | Tue, 10 November 2009

piloted by either a suicide jockey, or a 12 year old from the Hitler Youth... either way a dark design for air history.. stellar image!

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tigertim

1:54PM | Tue, 10 November 2009

Cool render.. the additional launch gantry detail is much appreciated!!!

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Buffalo1

8:30PM | Tue, 10 November 2009

I've seen video of these launching and crashing. Excellent render.

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danapommet

10:47PM | Tue, 10 November 2009

Thanks for including the launch tower. Dana

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dbrv6

8:15PM | Wed, 11 November 2009

Scary looking this. Cool presentation.

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ShockStrut

11:45PM | Sat, 14 November 2009

Even for the Nazis, this was insane: "The desparate concept behind the Bachem Natter (hummingbird) was that young pilots with little or no training would be launched vertically at US bomber formations and blow them apart with a powerful battery of rockets. With no method of landing, the pilot would then bail out, he and the rocket motor descending by parachute for further use (if either could be found again)." - from "The World's Worst Aircraf" by Jim Winchester. Great rendering, by the way.

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clifftoppler

8:43AM | Thu, 19 November 2009

Mm! Maybe flying a seaplane is not such a bad idea after all!

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debbielove

9:41AM | Sat, 21 November 2009

Given an experienced pilot and about 10 years research, this may have caused major damage in the bomber streams but! As it was meant to be piloted by Hitler Youth with no or very little training, and it had very little development time it was doomed to fail..... Another wonderful 3-way! (plus!) Rob

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