Messerschmitt Me P.1110

History

The Emergency Fighter Program (EFP) was created by the Luftwaffe in July 1944 to support the production of efficient and effective fighter jets to counter the growing threat to German wartime infrastructure from enemy bombers. This has spawned a plethora of "paper" airplanes, wind tunnel models and mockups, although few designs will see the light of day before the end.

Messerschmitt made a major contribution to the interests of the Luftwaffe throughout the war - supplying it with important Bf 109 piston-engine fighters before the war - although the famous Me 262 'Schwalbe' jet-engine fighter After arriving, they never repeated their success.

P. 1110 was one of the company's many post-war projects and submitted to the EFP for consideration. The aircraft was designed as a high-altitude interceptor powered by a single jet engine.

It had swept airfoils (with the main aircraft mounted low) and a streamlined fuselage with two air intakes that sucked in the 2,866-pound thrust Heinkel HeS 011A engine. The jet will exit through a ring at the bottom of the tail. The rear wing will feature a single rear wing with a low level.

In early 1945, the new Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" became the main threat to German radar, an elegant successor to the famous B-17 "Flying Fortress", capable of carrying more at higher altitudes and in the air war load. greater range. While the "People's Fighter", the single-seat, single-engine Heinkel He 162 jet fighter, has entered the Luftwaffe's inventory, this type, although further developed in its form, is already part of the older generation of jets. part, and is seeking new, ultra-modern interception solutions.

The P. 1110 joined other Messerschmitt designs in an attempt to meet the new requirements of the Luftwaffe.

Messerschmitt engineers estimate a top speed of around 630 mph, thanks to its sleek design, curved and contoured air intakes (other figures unavailable). The measurements should include a length of 30.7 feet, a wingspan of 27 feet, and a height of 8.8 feet.

Planned weapons include 3 x 30mm MK 108 series automatic cannons mounted on the nose to deliver a powerful blow to the most stubborn enemy bombers. The plane requires only one pilot, who will sit under a simplified two-piece canopy with little frame to hinder all-round visibility. Due to the limitations of raw materials of war (especially metal), the overall structure is to use as much wood as possible.

The landing gear is an all-wheel retractable tricycle arrangement.

Despite the seemingly impressive design, the aircraft was not selected by the German authorities for further work (the credit goes to the interesting Junkers EF 128 pseudo-flying-wing interceptor). In Design.

1110 "Ente" ("Ente") was completely rewritten - its cockpit moved forward to accommodate the entire nose and small wing forward wings (canards) mounted in front of the standard main aircraft. None of these add-ons suffered much until Germany surrendered in 1945.

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