Daimler-Benz Project "B" (1944/45)Nazi Germany's early focus on short-range tactical bombers left the country with a dearth of strategic aircraft capable of hitting distant targets. To fill this void, numerous projects were proposed -- including a few that were, well, exotic. The German automaker Daimler Benz's proposal was to build a giant prop-powered "bomber carrier" that could carry a "parasite" bomber halfway or more to its target, then release the jet-powered aircraft to complete the remainder of its mission.
The Project "B" design was the second of what would be three "carrier" proposals Daimler Benz developed. The design, while decidedly exotic, never got off the drawing board.
Note: This design isn't quite as "whacked" as one might think. The cracked-wing "carrier" and underbelly "parasite" layout is near identical that found on Burt Rutan's White Knight/Space Ship One private spacecraft now in competition for the $10 million X-Prize!
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