The Focke-Wulf Flitzer ("streaker" or "dasher", sometimes incorrectly translated as "madcap") was a jet fighter under development in Germany at the end of World War II. == Development == The design, also called Entwurf VI (Sketch VI), had a central fuselage and two booms carrying the rear control surfaces, similar to the contemporary de Havilland Vampire. Its air inlets were initially positioned on either side of the nose, just below the cockpit.
The Focke-Wulf Flitzer ("streaker" or "dasher", sometimes incorrectly translated as "madcap") was a jet fighter under development in Germany at the end of World War II. == Development == The design, also called Entwurf VI (Sketch VI), had a central fuselage and two booms carrying the rear control surfaces, similar to the contemporary de Havilland Vampire. Its air inlets were initially positioned on either side of the nose, just below the cockpit.
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