How did military aircraft develop as World War 2 progressed?

Answer 1

The Tank was actually introduced in the Battle of Somme in WWI, though it was not very useful because they were very slow and un-reliable. They improved for WWII, and also the weapons were very much advanced in the way that they were more accurate and powerful...

Answer 2

the development in design in the WWII were largely built on foundations laid in the interwar years and saw the transition of the world to the Jet age.

Jet engine research started well before the war so that Britain Germany and America all had jet fighters operational before the war ended.

-Germany had the Me262 which was the first operational fighter intended to be used as an interceptor for stop the allied bombing campaign of Germany (though Hitler wanted it to be an attack bomber and thus delayed production for a critical year)

-the british had the Gloster Meteor which entered the war near the end and was used to destroy V-1 Rockets as they flew towards London

-the Americans had P-80 shootingstar (it saw no combat)

plus many prototype jet planes were in the works for many many other countries even before the war ended

answer by ajax151

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At the beginning of WW-2, the majority of the aircraft were of WW-1 type

and design. The evolution ended the bi-plane and evolved into both jet

powered and rocket powered aircraft. Speed and altitude were always

the design goal.

correction by ajax151

actually all major countries in world war 2 operated metal framed mono-planes from the very beginning of the war as aviation technology evolved greatly even in the interwar periods. example the Bf-109 (Germany's chief fighter plane) first flew in 1933, 6 years before the war started.

also in 1931 Supermarine, the famous british aircraft company that built the Spitfire had already built a racing airplane (all metal single wing) that was capable 407 mph over a ocean race course (Schneider Trophy)

Just to say the Gloster Meteor was not in conflict with the V1. I do not think the Meteor saw active service in WW2.

== The Metor was delivered to No. 616 Squadron RAF on July 12th 1942 and were used to intercept V1s as they flew across the channel. The Meteor however never saw action against enemy aircraft in WWII

Answer 3

Well, after ww2 many countries needed many skills of technology of aviation.

Because There were wars past 2-30 years. Such as Vietnam War, Korean War, cold

war. US and UK, and many countries needed more advanced aviation technology

in order to prevent a war's happen or commercial aviation. After ww2, The Boeing

company starts improve aviation's technology. Because they were need aviation in

commercial airlines too!

Answer 4

Aicraft developed through men trying new things and using new materials and techniques. Some of the big jumps were to radial engines instead of rotary, from fabric covering to aluminium and dural, watercooled engines and new methods of flight control. Many of these developments were due to warand as mant were due to new,light material.