Focke-Wulf Ta 400
The Focke-Wulf Ta 400 was a project of a six-engine long - range bomber from the German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf .
history
After the project of a commercial aircraft project ( Focke-Wulf Fw 300 ) had been discontinued, the Reich Ministry of Aviation entrusted Focke-Wulf with the task of designing a long-range bomber. This should be able to carry a bomb load of 10,000 kg over a distance of 4,800 km. The development work was carried out by Technique de Chatillon , a group of 300 French technicians assigned to Focke-Wulf.
The Ta 400 was intended as a shoulder decker. It should have two pressurized cabins for the crew room in the bow and behind the bomb room for the crew of the remote-controlled rotating towers. The tail unit was designed as a double tail unit. The aircraft was originally intended to be powered by six BMW 801-D twin radial engines. Later, two Jumo 004 jet engines were also provided under the two outer engines , which increased the calculated speed by 185 km / h. The armament was to consist of three rotating turrets with 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 each (B1, B and C stand) as well as a stern tower with four MG 131 and an A stand with two MK 103 . Nine men were provided for the crew.
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
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Engines | 6 × 14-cylinder radial engine BMW-801-G-2 and 2 × jet engines Jumo 004 |
length | 29.4 m |
span | 42.0 m |
height | 6.5 m |
Takeoff mass | 62,500 kg |
Range | 4,800 km |
Armament | 6 × MG 151, 4 × MG 131, 2 × MK 103 |
Bomb load | 10,000 kg |
literature
- Heinz J. Nowarra : The German air armament. Volume 2. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5466-0 , p. 112.
- Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau GmbH: No. 26a Brief description of Focke-Wulf Ta 400 long-range combat aircraft . 1943.
Web links
- http://www.luft46.com/fw/fwta400.html with a three-sided view, photos of wind tunnel models and further information