Heinkel P.1080
Heinkel P.1080 | |
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General information | |
Type | Ramjet fighter |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Heinkel |
Status | Abandoned |
Number built | 0 |
History | |
Developed from | Heinkel P.1078 |
The Heinkel P.1080 was a German Emergency Fighter proposed by Heinkel.
Design and Development
Work on the P.1080 began in early 1945 when the Ministry of Aviation issued specifications for a fighter powered by two ramjets. The specifications called for two DFS ramjet engines, each with 3,440 pounds (1,560 kg) of thrust.[1] The aircraft would have been tailless, with the elevators built in to the swept wing, which was based on that of the Heinkel P.1078, and would have had a single vertical stabilizer. The cockpit was located far forward in the fuselage, and the two engines were mounted at the wing roots. The nose would have housed a radar and two 30 mm MK 108 cannon. For takeoff, the aircraft would have been fitted with solid-fuel RATO boosters and jettisonable undercarriage. Landing would have been accomplished with a retractable skid. No prototypes were built.[1]
Specifications (Heinkel P.1080, as designed)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8.2 m (26 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 8.9 m (29 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 20 m2 (215.2 sq ft)
- Powerplant: 2 × DFS ramjet engine, 15.3 kN (3,440 lbf) thrust each
- Powerplant: 4 × Solid-Fuel RATO Boosters, 9.8 kN (2,205 lbf) thrust each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (621 mph, 540 kn)
Armament
- Guns: 2x MK 108 autocannon
See also
Related development
- Heinkel P.1078
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- EFW N-20
- Gloster Javelin
- Northrop X-4 Bantam
References
- ^ a b c Myhra, David (1998). Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0764305646.
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