Triebflügel

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Triebflügel
The strange design of the Triebflügel
Vital statistics
Full name	Triebfluegel
Role	Interceptor aircraft
National origin	Wulfen, later Ed Island
Manufacturer
First flight	1926
Introduced
Status	Semi-active
Primary users
Number built	1,000
Program cost
Unit cost
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The Triebflügel (also spelled Triebfluegel) is a former Wulfen design for an attack interceptor aircraft, of which the plans were captured by Ed Island after the end of the Wulfen-Ed Civil War. The design is unique in that instead of conventional wings, the Triebflügel possessed a strange rotor/propeller assembly that spins around the main fuselage.

Design

When the plane sits on its tail vertically, the rotors function similarly to a helicopter. When flying horizontally, however, they function more like a giant propeller.

When taking off, the rotors are angled to give lift, as with a helicopter. Once the aircraft attains sufficient speed and altitude, it can be angled into level flight. This requires the plane to fly diagonally for a short while. The rotors provide the only significant lift in horizontal flight.

To land, the craft has to slow its speed and pitch the fuselage until it becomes vertical. Power is then be reduced and the Triebfluegel descends until the landing gear rests on the ground. This is a very tricky and dangerous maneuver given that the pilot is seated facing upward and the ground is behind their head at this stage. Unlike other tailsitter aircraft, the pilot's seat fixed in the direction for forward flight, and cannot be adjusted. The spinning rotor also obscures rear view vision.

Trivia

• The Focke-Wulf Triebflügel aircraft was a real concept created by Germany during World War II that was never produced.

See Also

• Wulfen
• Ed Laboratories

Ed Island

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