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[[Image:Ta283.JPG|thumb|right|A 1/72-scale model of the Ta 283 at the [[Museum of Flight]]]]
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The '''Focke-Wulf Ta 283''' was an unbuilt [[Nazi Germany|German]] jet [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] designed during [[World War II]]. Power was to be provided by a [[Walter HWK 109-509|Walter HWK]] [[rocket engine]] for take-off and two Pabst [[ramjet]]s. The ramjets were located on the tips of the sharply [[Swept wing|swept]] [[tailplane]]s and would be used for cruising. The wings were swept at 45°. Armament was to be two 30&nbsp;mm (1.18&nbsp;in) [[MK 108 cannon]]s.<ref>[http://www.luft46.com/fw/fwta283.html Luft46]</ref>
|caption =Model of the Focke-Wulf Ta 283 at the [[Technikmuseum Speyer]]

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The '''Focke-Wulf Ta 283''' was a [[Nazi Germany|German]] low-wing jet [[Interceptor aircraft|interceptor ]] designed during [[World War II]]. The project remained unbuilt before the end of the war.
==Development==
Power was to be provided by a [[Walter HWK 109-509|Walter HWK]] [[rocket engine]] for take-off and two Pabst [[ramjet]]s. The ramjets were located on the tips of the sharply [[Swept wing|swept]] [[tailplane]]s and would be used for cruising. The [[swept wings|wings were swept]] at 45°. Armament was to be two 30&nbsp;mm (1.18&nbsp;in) [[MK 108 cannon]]s.<ref>[http://www.luft46.com/fw/fwta283.html Luft46 - Focke-Wulf Ta 283]</ref>
==See also==
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|related=
|similar aircraft=
*[[Focke-Wulf Ta 183]]
*[[Focke-Wulf Projekt Super-Lorin]]
|lists=
*[[List of German aircraft projects, 1939–45]]
*[[List of World War II Luftwaffe aircraft prototype projects]]
*[[List of RLM aircraft designations]]
|see also=
}}
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Focke-Wulf Ta 283}}
*[http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?14644-WWII-German-Secret-Weapons-from-the-Air WWII German Secret Weapons from the Air]


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Revision as of 09:15, 4 June 2013

Focke-Wulf Ta 283
Model of the Focke-Wulf Ta 283 at the Technikmuseum Speyer
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Junkers
Status Terminated by end of war
Primary user Luftwaffe
Number built None completed

The Focke-Wulf Ta 283 was a German low-wing jet interceptor designed during World War II. The project remained unbuilt before the end of the war.

Development

Power was to be provided by a Walter HWK rocket engine for take-off and two Pabst ramjets. The ramjets were located on the tips of the sharply swept tailplanes and would be used for cruising. The wings were swept at 45°. Armament was to be two 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons.[1]

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

External links