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Innovations in WWII Technologies: Radar, Sonar, Aircraft, and More

World War II saw remarkable advancements in technology that greatly influenced warfare. Radar, invented by Heinrich Hertz, utilized radio waves to detect enemy aircraft and ships, similar to how bats navigate. Sonar technology enabled ships to locate submarines underwater, mimicking the echolocation used by dolphins. The B-29 Super Fortress, a pivotal bomber, could carry significant payloads over vast distances. Meanwhile, the V-2 rocket, designed by Wernher von Braun, marked the dawn of modern rocketry. This era galvanized developments in aeronautics, tanks, and naval warfare.

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Innovations in WWII Technologies: Radar, Sonar, Aircraft, and More

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  1. WWII Technologies

  2. Technologies • Radar • Sonar • B-29 Super fortress • V-2 Rocket • Aeronautics (Jet power) • Aircraft carrier • Tanks

  3. RadarRadio Detection and Ranging • Heinrich Hertz invented in 1886-1887 • Use of radio waves to detect aircraft and ships • Radio waves hit object and reflect back to monitoring center. “Bats use this to hunt and fly”

  4. SonarSound Navigation and Ranging • Device used to measure the distance of an object underwater “Dolphins use this to locate food” • Used by ships to locate submarines

  5. B-29 Super Fortress • Boeing. 1939 • Mostly used in Pacific • Crew of 10 • 12 .50 caliber machine guns • Carry 20,000 pounds payload • Range over 5,000 miles, fly at 32,000 feet • Dropped atomic bombs • Used until 1960

  6. V-2 Rockets • Designed by German scientist Wernher von Braun 1932 • Used to bomb Britain • Von Braun escaped to the U.S. and became lead scientist in U.S. rocketry program (military and NASA)

  7. V-2 Rocket in Action

  8. WW2 Airplanes/Jets • P-51 Mustang • BF-109 Messerschmitt • RAF Spitfire/Hurricane

  9. Jet Aircraft/ME-262

  10. Aircraft Carriers

  11. Tanks • U.S. Sherman Tank • Nazi Panzer & Tiger • Soviet T-34 • British Crusader

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