Messerschmitt Me 329

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Messerschmitt Me 329
Messerschmitt Me329.jpg
Dummy of the Me 329 (1945)
Type: Fighter plane
Design country:

German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era) German Empire

Manufacturer:

Messerschmitt AG ( Hermann Wurster )

First flight:

not flown

Commissioning:

was never put into service

Production time:

was never mass-produced

Number of pieces:

1 mock-up

The Messerschmitt Me 329 was a German fighter aircraft project from the time of World War II . By the end of the war, however, only a dummy had been completed. It was planned to be used as a bomber , dive fighter and for military reconnaissance .

development

Development began with a design from 1941 by Alexander Lippisch with the original designation Lippisch P.010 . The span should initially be 13.5 m, later 16 m, the length 8.15 m or 9.85 m.

After the project of the Messerschmitt Me 210 had to be canceled, a completely new design was tackled, which represented a "cross" between the Lippisch P. 10 and the aforementioned type. The Reich Aviation Ministry initially named this new aircraft the Messerschmitt Me 265 . The design envisaged a tailless fighter-bomber of short length. The armament was initially to include two MG 151/20 and two MG 17 rigidly in the fuselage bow and two MG 131s in movable gondolas on the side walls of the fuselage, later on they switched to four MG 151/20 in the bow and one in the stern, which are remotely controlled by the pilot should.

The final designation Me 329 was given at the beginning of 1944. A three-part wing has now been specified for the cantilevered swept wing middle decker. The remaining elements largely corresponded to those of the Messerschmitt Me 265 design. In the spring of 1945, the first sliding and towing tests were carried out in Rechlin with a dummy . A finished model could no longer be built. A dummy fell into the hands of the Americans. The Me 329 was also planned as an escort fighter for the so-called America bomber , which was to attack large American cities across the Atlantic.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew two men
length 7.72 m
span 17.5 m
Wing area 55 m²
height 4.74 m
Empty mass 6,950 kg
Takeoff mass Max. 12,150 kg
drive two DB 603B
each 1,287 kW (1,745 PS)
Top speed 685 km / h
Service ceiling 12,500 m
Range 2,520 km
Armament 4 × MG 151/20 20 mm (front)
2 × MK 108 30 mm (wing)
1 × MG 151/20 (rear)
max. 2,500 kg bombs

See also

literature

  • Airplane Classic No. 4/2013

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