uboat observation autogyro the Fa-330.

[capthelm]

amazing footage observation autogyro, the Fa-330. :salute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP6VnbeWXSY

did some type VII carry these? on deck

[GoldenRivet]

i believe it was tested once or twice, but i dont think it was ever used in a combat condition.

if it was... it was not a very notable device

[Subnuts]

I wouldn't want that thing hanging from my U-boat, impeding my crash dive time, considering the number of Allied patrol planes out there by mid-1943. :dead:

[bigboywooly]

from memory only one sinking was carried out as a result of spotting from the gyro

[Paajtor]

early UAV..awesome.

[JScones]

from memory only one sinking was carried out as a result of spotting from the gyro
Yeah. And only deployed operationally from type IX U-boats deployed to the Indian Ocean.

I also remember reading that Doenitz issued an order limiting their use as it caused confusion for the Japanese in the region. Too lazy to look for it now...

[Nickolas]

early UAV..awesome.

more like a MAV :O:

[kptn_kaiserhof]

mav???

[urfisch]

fancy thing, this gyro. but they should have invented better active radars...instead of such laborious copter thing. that would have made the trick!