POWER PLANT: One Rolls Royce “Griffon II”, rated at 1,760 h.p., driving contra-rotating three-bladed propellers
PERFORMANCE: 335 m.p.h. at 17,000 ft
COMMENT: In 1942 the Air Ministry’s Specification F. 6/42 called for a highly maneuverable, single seat, low attack aircraft and the P.100 was one of several designs submitted by Boulton Paul. The P.100 was one of the most advanced and unorthodox projects the aircraft industry responded with at that time. It had a canard – pusher layout to give the pilot the best possible view. The project was never realized. Instead, for ground fighting roles the Hawker “Hurricane” and Hawker “Typhoon” as well as the Supermarine “Spitfire” were used.
POWER PLANT: One Rolls-Royce “Griffon II” engine, rated at 2,220 hp
PERFORMANCE: 315 m.p.h. at 17,000 ft
COMMENT: The Boulton Paul P.99 was one of several high-performance fighter projects of the Royal Air Force during WW II. The P. 99 was a twin-boom design, the Griffon engine was mounted in the rear driving two contra-rotating pusher propellers. This arrangement allowed the pilot an excellent visibility.
POWER PLANT: Six BMW 003 turbojet-engines, rated at 850 kp each
PERFORMANCE: 510 m.p.h.
COMMENT: Besides four “Strahljägerprojekte I – IV” (Jet fighter projects I – IV) the BMW company worked on designs of two “Strahlbomberprojekte I and II” (Jet bomber projects I and II). Strahlbomberprojekt I was a tailless design, but in order to achieve sufficient stability a tail boom with fin was installed. Six turbojet-engines were planned, four in the wing roots and two aside the cockpit. Project not realized.
COMMENT: BMW (Bayrische Motoren-Werke, Bavarian Engines Factory) was well known as an engine-building company. In the last stages of WW II BMW took part in aircraft designing via a construction company EZS, a subsidiary of BMW. Four designs of simple and easy to built interceptor projects were submitted to the RLM. The largest and most powerful design was the Strahljägerprojekt P.IV, powered by BMW 018 turbojet. No project was realised.
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV and BMW Strahlbomberprojekt I
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV and BMW Strahlbomberprojekt I
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV
BMW Strahljaeger P. IV and BMW Strahlbomberprojekt I
TYPE: Patrol and Long-range Anti-submarine Flying-boat
ACCOMMODATION: Crew of nine
POWER PLANT: Two Wright R-2600-12 “Cyclone 14” engines, rated at 1,200 h.p. each
PERFORMANCE: 198 m.p.h. at 13,000 ft
COMMENT: This long-range anti-submarine variant of the basic Martin PBM “Mariner” carried a AN/APS-15 radar in a large housing above and behind the cockpit. Up to 2,000 lb bombs or depth-charges could be carried. A total of 156 of this version were built.
POWER PLANT: One Pratt & Whitney R-4360-13 Wasp Major, rated at 3,450 h.p.
PERFORMANCE: 490 m.p.h. at 25,000 ft
COMMENT: The second prototype of the Republic XP-72, first flown on 26 June 1944, had Aero Products contra props in place of the four bladed propeller of the first prototype of the Republic XP-72.
POWER PLANT: Two Junkers Jumo 213E rated at 1,750 h.p. each
PERFORMANCE: 410 m.p.h. at 29,800 ft
COMMENT: This final version of the Ju 88G subtypes was equipped with a FuG 240 “Berlin N-1a” radar with centimetric wavelength and a concave reflector antenna, enclosed in a wooden nose cone. Furthermore this type was equipped with a FuG 217 rear warning radar as well as FuG 350Z “Naxos” radar for detecting AI Mk.IV radar equipped British night intruders
POWER PLANT: Two Junkers Jumo 213E, rated at 1,725 h.p. each
PERFORMANCE: 402 m.p.h. at 29,800 ft
COMMENT: The Ju 88G-7 was the final version of the Ju 88 night fighter to attain production status. The Ju 88G-7b was equipped with a FuG 218 “Neptun VR” radar and a single-pole “Morgenstern” (Morning Star) aerial array and a FUG 220 “Lichtenstein SN-2” Tail warning radar
POWER PLANT: Two Junkers Jumo 211J-2, rated at 1,350 h.p. each
PERFORMANCE: 303 m.p.h. at 19,700 ft
COMMENT: The Junkers Ju 88C-6b was the first radar equipped Junkers night fighter with either FuG 202 “Lichtenstein BC” or FuG 212 “Lichtenstein C-1”. Later variants were equipped with the FuG “Lichtenstein SN-2” radar with “Hirschgeweih Antennen” (Stag’s Antlers)
POWER PLANT: Two Junkers Jumo 213A, rated at 1,750 h.p. each
PERFORMANCE: 331 m.p.h. at 19,400 ft
COMMENT: The Junkers Ju 88G variants possessed various radar functions e. g. a forward searching radar for target acquisition (FuG 218 “Neptun GR”) , a rearward defensive warning radar, and a passive radar FuG 350Z “Naxos” for detecting the signals from the H2S ground-mapping radar, used by night-flying British Bombers
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Junkers Ju 88G-6c, 7./NJG5
Scale 1:72 aircraft models of World War II
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