Reggiane Re. 2007
The Reggiane Re.2007 was a project developed by Reggiane for a single-seat fighter with a jet engine .
history
The design team around Ing. Roberto Longhi began work in October 1943. Component production for the MM.541 prototype began shortly afterwards. A German Junkers Jumo 004 was planned as the engine . Longhi did not receive more detailed construction details of the Jumo 004 and installation instructions until January 1944. Captain Bohm, an Air Force engineer at Reggiane, was unable to reach a decision regarding the specific delivery dates for two Jumo 004s promised by the Air Force.
In October 1944 the components were transported together with the Reggiane Re. 2006 , another hunter project, to Taliedo in the Caproni works because of the war situation . With the intervention of Count Gianni Caproni , the two engines were finally delivered. However, they never reached the factory. Rumor has it that they were stolen and sold on the metal goods black market in Milan.
Technical specifications
- Crew: 1
- Top speed: 1050 km / h. This calculated value was certainly too high. Various reports speak of comparability with the Heinkel He 162 .
- Summit height: 15,000 m
- Range: 1500 km
- Engine: a Jumo 004
- Armament: 4 x MG 151 cannon / 20
Literature and Sources
- Nico Sgarlato: Il Miraggio del Caccia Postbellico . In: Aerei nella Storia issue 61, August 2008, p. 52ff. ISSN 1591-1071
- Kit description Re.2007 from RS Models, Robert Schneider, Czechoslovakia
- http://www.comandosupremo.com/Re2007.html
- http://www.internetmodeler.com/2000/february/first-looks/rsmodels_re2007.htm
- http://hsfeatures.com/features04/italianjetstc_1.htm
- http://www.rivisistemi.com/museo/re2007.htm Drawing on the Reggiane Museum website
