Messerschmitt Me 264

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Messerschmitt Me 264
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-039-16A, Heavy Bomber Me 264.jpg
Me 264 V1 with Junkers Jumo 211
Type: bomber
Design country:

German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era) German Empire

Manufacturer:

Messerschmitt AG

First flight:

December 23, 1942

Commissioning:

Never put into service

Production time:

Was never mass-produced

Number of pieces:

2

The Messerschmitt Me 264 " America Bomber " was a fighter aircraft that was developed by Willy Messerschmitt during the Second World War, mainly to combat enemy shipping.

history

The Me 264 was a four-engine long-haul aircraft that was designed in 1941 mainly as a sea combat aircraft and incidentally as a transatlantic bomber to - as it was planned  - to bomb selected cities on the US east coast - especially New York City . It went back to a draft of a long-haul aircraft submitted by Messerschmitt in the early 1930s , which was also known as the "antipode aircraft" because of its immense range of 15,000 km.

The first flight took place on December 23, 1942. The only prototypes V1 (initially with Junkers Jumo 211 ) and V2 ( BMW 801 D ) were destroyed in air raids. After that, production of the Me 264 was no longer started.

The Messerschmitt Me 264 had a groundbreaking effect thanks to the integral tanks in the wings instead of the sack or metal containers that had been customary up to that time, which enabled around 30 percent more fuel to be carried. The Messerschmitt Me 264 was the first aircraft in the world to be equipped with these tanks, which later became standard in aviation.

The series version of the Messerschmitt Me 264 should fly 12,000 to 15,000 km and be able to transport 3000 kg bombs.

Technical specifications

Me 264 V1 with Junkers Jumo 211 (registration RE + EN) in flight
Parameter Data of the Me 264 V2
crew 8th
length 20.90 m
span 43.00 m
height 4.30 m
Engines 4 × BMW 801 D with 1,700 hp (1,250 kW) each
Top speed 545 km / h
Service ceiling 8000 m
Range 15,000 km

See also

literature

  • Theodor Kellenter: The Legacy of Hitler - A Lexicon
  • Elbow, pp. 147–149
  • “America bomber” versus “large capacity transporter”, 2 unequal competitors. Messerschmitt Me 264 & Junkers Ju 390 . LAUTEC Software und Medien GmbH, Siegen 2004, ( Luftfahrt history 4, ZDB -ID 2209511-1 ).

Web links

Commons : Messerschmitt Me 264  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Interview - Messerschmitt, Professor May 1945. In: Scribd. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .