Blohm and Voss Bv P.207

History

During World War II, Blohm & Voss rose to prominence in Germany as a manufacturer of large airships. However, its engineers worked hard to market the Luftwaffe with various innovative - albeit sometimes unorthodox - designs.

One of the proposals submitted to the Air Force for consideration, the P. 207 was developed for the concept of a single-seat conventionally powered fighter.

The P. 207 has a solid, deep fuselage with a single-seat cockpit located behind the round nose cone assembly and under the light-frame canopy. The fuselage, which has a trapezoidal appearance from the front profile, has tapered fins at both ends and a cruciform fin at the rear. The nose assembly will house a four-gun armament consisting of 2 x 30mm MK 103 and 2 x 20mm MG 151/20 guns. This is achieved by the rear arrangement of the propeller unit, which is arranged as a "propeller" behind the tail. The engine itself was mounted behind the cockpit, and the driveshaft was used to power the propellers.

The air intake is located behind the chin under the cockpit floor. The wing main aircraft is mounted low amidships and has a straight appearance with a slightly rounded tip. The main plane should have a certain V shape.

A three-wheeled chassis with wheels completes the feature list and gives the P. 207 a fairly high stance when walking on the ground.

Power comes from a Junkers Jumo 213 series engine rated at 1,800 hp or an Argus As 413 engine with a potential 4,000 hp. The As 413 was intended to be based on the earlier As 412, which was developed as a 24-cylinder H-engine prototype, but the As 413 itself was never built.

On the other hand, around 9,000 production units were made during the operation of the Jumo 213, powering types such as the Junkers Ju 188 fast reconnaissance platform and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 class fighter (both of which are detailed elsewhere on this website) ). It evolved from the successful Jumo 211 V-12 series, of which nearly 70,000 were produced.

No specs available due to no test subjects completing P. 207. Its wingspan is estimated to be about 39.5 feet. With the exception of the rear arrangement of the propeller unit, which competes with the ventral rudder fins, the drawings show what appears to be a suitable fighter.

This can cause problems for takeoff and landing operations. The raised ridge behind the cockpit also limits rearward visibility.

P. 207 (p. 207.02) The revision of the core design is P. 207.03. The single-seat, single-engine (slider) layout was retained, but a bubble cap was added and the empennage revised (the dorsal fin was removed and the ventral process enlarged).

The main plane of the wing now tapers towards the tip, and the chin scoop has been moved farther in the design. The wingspan is 32.6 feet and the overall length is 32 feet. Power comes from a 2,000-horsepower Daimler-Benz DB603G production engine. Suggested weapons are 4 x 30mm MK 108 guns.

The information on this page is estimated by the author.

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