Ju-88A-8 Paravan
German plane 2 SV During the Second World War to protect against raids by German aircraft in the system
Air defense of Great Britain used balloons with steel attached to them.
with ropes. Such barriers prevented the free flight of planes and there were
dangerous for Luftwaffe pilots. To combat such barriers,
German designers developed special steel cutters for their planes, which
also called paravans - by analogy with devices for protection against sea waves
min. Some of the Ju-88 aircraft of the A4 and A5 modifications were converted for use
melting of such screen cutters and received markings A8 and A6, respectively. screens
were massive steel structures in the form of a large frame that was attached
in front of the plane and had the purpose of diverting the steel cables to the ends of the wing, where
cutters for cutting the cable were located. And although the facts of combat use
planes with such devices took place, these screens-cutters did not become widespread
the roar The reason was the increase in the mass of the aircraft and the deterioration of its flight qualities. Therefore, the aircraft were again converted into conventional bombers, while the places where the cutters were attached to the fuselage were preserved.
