Author: Stefan Dramiński
Publisher: Top Drawings
ISBN: 9788364596988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 was designed as a high altitude fighter, which could engage American heavy bombers and their escorts on equal terms. Work on this aircraft began in 1943 and the design was referred to as Spezial H�henj�ger (special high altitude fighter). The RLM soon gave it the official designation Ta 152. Professor Kurt Tank procured three basic design variants: Normalj�ger (conventional fighter), H�henj�ger (high altitude fighter) and Schlachtflugzeug (attack aircraft). The conventional fighter was developed as Ta 152 C version, the high altitude fighter as Ta 152 H, and the attack aircraft as Ta 152 B. The conventional fighter was tested with the use of four prototypes, powered by Daimler-Benz DB 603 E and EC engines, rated at 1,800 hp. Production aircraft were to be powered by DB 603 L engines rated at 2,000 hp. The prototypes were completed during 3 November 1944 - 15 January 1945. The high altitude version was given the highest priority, and the first production version was the Ta 152 H-0 powered by a Junkers Jumo 213 E engine rated at 1,750 hp on take-off, armed with one 30-mm MK 108 cannon and two 20-mm MG 151/20 cannons. The Ta 152 H-1 version had the fuel capacity enlarged by 400 liters and provisions for GM 1 or MW 50 installations, temporarily boosting engine power at high altitudes. Production totaled 67 Focke-Wulf Ta 152 aircraft of all versions (mostly Ta 152 H) by the end of the war. Those few pilots who had the opportunity to fly the Ta 152 H in combat emphasized its high speed, outstanding performance at high altitude, and very short turn radius in horizontal maneuvers. Ofw. Josef Keil of JG 301 shot down five Allied aircraft flying a Ta 152 H, thus becoming the only Ta 152 ace.
Author: Thomas H. Hitchcock
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780914144502
Category : Focke-Wulf Ta 152 (Fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Author: Dietmar Harmann
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764308604
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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From the time of its appearance in 1939 the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was one of the best fighter aircraft of the Second World War - a masterpiece produced by chief designer Kurt Tank. In 1943 he developed a new fighter aircraft based on this successful concept. The project soon deviated far from the original Fw 190 concept and as an honor to the designer it was designated the Ta 152. The great performance potential of this fighter was obvious from the very first prototypes of the Ta 152A and Ta 152C. Unfortunately, however, production was limited to a few examples. But at the same time Focke-Wulf was developing the Ta 152H high-altitude fighter which, powered by the Jumo 213E and equipped with a pressurized cockpit, was capable of reaching altitudes on the order of 35,000 feet and speeds in excess of 430 mph. A few Ta 152Hs saw action at the beginning of 1945 and they made an excellent impression on their pilots. Compared to the older fighters they exhibited significantly better flight characteristics and performance at high altitude. The Ta 152 could also stand up to the best Allied fighter aircraft, such as the American P-51 Mustang. On account of its unfamiliar shape the pilots of Bf 109s sometimes mistook it for an enemy aircraft and attacked. The heavy Allied bombing at the end of the war prevented production from beginning as planned, and as a result only a very few Ta 152Hs could be delivered. With the aid of a large number of photographs - some previously unpublished - and drawings, this book details the development history of the Ta 152, one of the most advanced fighter aircraft of its day. But it also illustrates the hopelessness of Germany's efforts late in the war to deploy advanced aircraft in large numbers.
Author: United States. Air Force. Air Matériel Command
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Author: Richard A. Franks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780956719829
Category : Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Author: P. D. Stemp
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291292683
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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A history of German aviation from the very early days to the present time. Old and new through both World wars. Biplanes - Triplanes - Seaplanes and Monoplanes, plus other types. Details on: - performance, dimensions, weights, first flights, pictures and plans, plus other relevant details. The book contains around: - three hundred and thirty five pages - six hundred and tweve pictures and one hundred and forty one plan diagrams. There are details on around one thousand, four hundred and forty five individual aircraft. Manufacturers include: - Euler - Eurocopter - Fieseler - Focke-Wulf - Fokker - Friedrichschafen - Gotha - Grob - Halberstadt - Heinkel - Henschel - Horten - to name but a few. Enjoy.
Author: Dietmar Harmann
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764318764
Category : Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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This book covers the complete development history of those variants of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 powered by inline engines. The first Fw 190 equipped with a Daimler Benz liquid-cooled engine took to the air in early 1942, followed six months later by another powered by a Jumo 213. Production of the Fw 190 C, Fw 190 D and Ta 153 was delayed by the German air ministry. Not until 1944, by which time Germany had lost control of the air, did the Fw 190 D-9, an interim fighter powered by the Jumo 213 A, enter production. The Fw 190 D-9 proved an immediate success, largely due to an excellent prototype test program under Dipl.Ing. Hans Sander. The type quickly entered service with the Luftwaffe and more than 1,700 examples were completed by the end of the war. The Fw 190 D-9 gave rise to a number of improved variants with the more powerful Jumo 213 F engine and a heavier armament, however only a handful of the D-11 and D-13 versions were completed. With a maximum speed of 750 km/h, the Fw 190 D-12 powered by the new Jumo 213 EB would have represented the apex of Fw 190 development. The proposed Fw 190 D-14 and D-15, both powered by improved versions of the dive-bombers 603, came too late to see service with the Luftwaffe.
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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Author: Manfred Griehl
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 178303419X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Renowned German aviation specialist Manfred Griehl has collected a unique and valuable selection of photographs of Luftwaffe projects that never made it into battle. They remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage either because they were deemed unsuitable or the developers simply ran out of time and the projects never went into production. Most photographs come from the development sites and testing grounds of the major manufacturers of Nazi Germany: companies such as Dornier, Junkers, Focke-Wulf and Heinkel all received funding from the government to develop bigger and faster aircraft. A huge amount of private testing went on with major organizations such as Daimler-Benz, BMW and Siemens investing huge amounts in new engine systems and other advances such as radar. This book also details the innumerable alterations that were made to existing service aircraft to equip them for new roles. There are examples of Fw190s developed for the delivery of chemical and toxic weapons, the high altitude Junkers EF 61, the early prototype WNF 342 helicopter as well as numerous examples of developmental jet fighters that could very well have been realized had it not been for the effectiveness of the Allied bombing campaign in restricting the supply of necessary materials.
Author: John Richard Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages :
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