Daryl Hunt
Your Worst Nightmare
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Another interesting plane was the Do 335. The design allowed it to be propelled by two engines without having a reduced agility like conventional two-engined aircraft. The book that I know it from reads: "When there is something the German engineers can´t be accused of, its conservatism":
Bottom left: Ar 234
The two 1750 hp resp. 2000 hp engines gave it a maximum speed of 775 km/h* (475 mph), making it the fastest piston aircraft.
* No official data preserved, therefor, the exact maximum speed can differ.
It was fast but had a poor climb record, poor turn rate, But it was fast. But only a handful were made and it never made it to the field. By the time it would have (given that the war went on 6 months more) it wouldn't be the fastest. It would have faced the P-51H at 490 mph.