The Me-323 had fixed landing gear from it's glider days. It was very basic transportation like all gliders were. They just stuck some engines on it so it would be easier to get into the air. Making 5 engine He-111's was a waste of resources to just drag a big glider into the air.

The two bladed prop was made of wood to save on metal. It was not successful as you still had an underpowered transport plane.

In defence of the Germans and their big transports, I would say it would be really easy to shoot down a C-5 or C-130 if there were no escorts.

As a side note, the Germans made two bigger aircraft than this; the Blohm und Voss BV 238 and the Blohm und Voss BV 222 flying boats.

The BV 222 had a max weight of 100,531 pounds and six 1200 hp engines.

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