Blast, only 8 photos? Well, it seems to me that the Good Ole Photobucket is slightly overloaded these days… :roll:
Well, never mind – here is the last one that was intended for today’s presentation. I hope that you do like this tiny, but highly usable machine designed by Heinrich Ernst Kniepkamp. If you do – it’s all yours! 
SdKfz 2 is leaving the payload compartment of the Me 323
The Kettenkrad, yea sure who doesnt like it, by the way… have you some pictures of the Arado 232 ? I find just a few.
Just give me a couple of days, my dear Mr. Panzerknacker - I have to give a check to more than 150 different examples of war-time Axis magazines I have here in my precious library. 
On the other hand, here are some additional photos of the Me 323 Gigant:
Me 323, Kecskemét, Hungary – 1944
Me 323, Eastern front – 1944
7.5 cm PaK 40 is entering cargo-compartment of the Me 323 Gigant
In the meantime, as always – all the best! 
how come in foto #1 the gigants were on their tails but on #2 they were upright? is it cargo? would an unloaded gigant sit on its tail?
Correct observation, my dear Herr Major! Indeed, Me 323 was tail-heavy when empty, because the center of gravity was deliberately placed far aft. This unusual solution, however, was intentionally established for the reason that heavy freight in this way was enhanced in its natural tendency to slip toward downed and declivous cargo platform. Load was supplementaly moved by Earth’s gravity to the exact center of balance, thus automatically compensating preponderance of the tail. Parenthetically, that’s the explanation why you frequently will see oil drums supporting the Me 323’s tail when machine is empty.
Hi Liberian.
Do you know how many examples of the ME323 were produced?
I believe 198 examples were accepted by the Luftwaffe and production ended in April 1944.
Digger
Yea but probably the total is well over two hundred.
Some more pics of the Me 323
Digger
Heinrich:Hey, Hans are these the new “Bovine organic armoured eco-friendly tanks”?
Hans: Ja. they ran out of steel.
Yea but probably the total is well over two hundred.
More precisely - 211 machines, my dear Mr. Panzerknacker.
Also I am afraid that I have some bad news too: alas, I was unable to find some additional, previously unpublished photos of Arado 232 Tazelwurm. However, those connected with our current celebrity, Me 323, are still on hand.
Me 323 Gigant on takeoff – Eastern Front, April 1944
No worry Lib, I found two more.
V1
Quite interesting aircraft the Arado, the V1 and V2 protos were twin engined BMW 801C , and the series aircraft used four BMW Bramo.
Its wings had a increased surface flaps with gave it STOL capabilities, the tousand feet wheel configuration made easier the landings and take off in grass and or improvisated airfields.
A short video:
It was a shame, that the Luftwaffe didn´t have a heavy bomber. I believe it was a pitty that the Me 264 didn´t used in the war. This plane had an interesting design, if you watch carefully, the B-29 it´s very similar to the Me 264
The most serious heavy bomber attemp was the He-177, but it was eventually flawed by technical and political reasons.
He-177 gallery:
Right, due to his technical unreliability (various engine burnings) the He 177 was nicknamed: “Burning coffin”, “Reichsfeuerzeug” (=Reichs-lighter) and “Reichsfackel” (=Reichs-torch).
I can ad that several prototypes and pre-production examples of He-117 fell like flies. :shock:
any pictures of the He-277?
He 277 here
http://www.luftwaffephotos.com/lhe1773.htm
He274 (another he 177 projeckt)
http://www.luftwaffephotos.com/lhe2741.htm
Thanks Major Schmidt, looks like the wings were made bigger. Do you also have tech links of the he-277? I would like to know more about it. It had potential.
does this help?
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_277
other
http://www.aviastar.org/air/germany/he-277.php
Luftarchive
http://www.luftarchiv.de/index.htm?/flugzeuge/heinkel/he177.htm
He277
He177
He274 (another 4-engine he 177 design)
http://www.aviastar.org/air/germany/he-274.php
