The German Stuka was this type of plane named for the way it zoomed toward the ground to deliver its ordnance
[DOC] [TLE] Clean Sheet Designs: Swarms of Lightweight Scout/Attack Aircraft [PAR] "The way to build aircraft or anything else worthwhile is to think out quietly every 
... P-47 Thunderbolt: American Stuka by Design ... don't get caught on the ground 
in the face of an enemy "Bodenplatte" type attack.