Description

 DOUBLE SEAT TRAINER PLANE WITH ITS UNIQUE SHAPE, the Do 335 A-12!

 

6 MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE A-0 (SINGLE SEAT) & A-12 (DOUBLE SEAT)

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FUNCTION

1- From “single seat – bomber fighter” (A-0) to “double seat – trainer plane” (A-12).

COCKPIT

2- Front seat (with ejection seat) almost unchanged, back seat (no ejection seat) replacing the fuselage fuel tank installed behind the front seat.

3- Rear instrument panel simplified, with only minimal instrumentation.

CANOPY & SURROUNDING DETAILS

4- Shape of the upper fuselage very different due to the lump-like canopy of the backseat and its fairing.

5- Square panel for rear engine inspection on the back of the backseat canopy on the right side of the fuselage.

6- Foothold to get in/off, added on the underside of the backseat canopy on the left side of the fuselage.