Focke-Wulf Project I

Project I
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Focke-Wulf
Status	Abandoned design study

The Focke-Wulf Project I was a design study for a jet fighter to be built in Germany during World War II. In 1942, the Reichsluftministerium (RLM) asked Professor Kurt Tank of the Focke-Wulf factory to investigate the possibility of a single-engine jet fighter. He was given the development plans of the BMW 003, Jumo 004 and Heinkel HeS 011 engines. Late in 1942 the Project Office, led by Ludwig Mittelhuber, began to work on a series of fighter projects to be powered by one of these new turbojet units.

The first proposed design featured a BMW P.330 2 or Jumo 004 engine positioned on the fuselage back. The pilot was situated in the fuselage nose, and underneath were four units of armament. Its mid-wing was swept forward and the V-tail had sweep back. The main wheels of a tricycle undercarriage were so positioned under the fuselage that they could lie between themselves, when retracted.

Specifications (as designed)

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot
Length: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 14.0 m² (151 ft²)
Powerplant: 1 × BMW P.3302 turbojet, 5.9 kN (1,322 lbf) thrust

Performance

Maximum speed: 800 km/h (500 mph)
Endurance: 1 hours 30 min
Service ceiling: 10,800 m (35,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 11.0 m/s (2,165 ft/min)

Armament

2 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons
2 × 15 mm (.59 in) MG 151 cannons

References

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Focke-Wulf aircraft

Company designations, pre-1933	A 3 A 4 A 5 A 6 A 7 A 16 A 17 GL 18 F 19 A 20 A 21 GL 22 K 23 S 24 A 26 A 28 A 29 A 32 A 33 A 36 A 38 S 39 A 43 A 47 S 48 S 1 S 2 W 4 W 7 C.20 (cierva under licence) C.30 (Cierva under licence)

RLM designations, 1933-1945	Fw 40 Fw 42 Fw 43 Fw 44 Fw 47 Fw 55 Fw 56 Fw 57 Fw 58 Fw 61 Fw 62 Ta 152 Ta 154 Fw 159 Ta 183 Fw 186 Fw 187 Fw 189 Fw 190 Fw 191 Fw 200 Fw 206 Fw 238 Fw 249 Fw 250 Fw 281 Ta 254 Fw 261 Ta 283 Fw 300 Ta 400

Company designations, post-1945	Fw 260 Fw 300

Projects	Project I Project II Project III Project IV Project V Project VI Project VII "Flitzer" Project VIII 1000x1000x1000 Rochen Super Lorin Super TL Triebflügel Volksjäger

Aircraft designed by Kurt Tank

Early years	Rohrbach Ro VIII

For Focke-Wulf	Fw 44 Fw 56 Ta 152 Ta 154 Ta 183 Fw 187 Fw 189 Fw 190 Fw 200 Ta 254 Ta 283 Ta 400 Project I Project II Project III Project IV Project V Project VI Project VII Project VIII

Post-Second World War	FMA I.Ae. 33 Pulqui II FMA I.Ae. 35 Huanquero FMA I.Ae. 36 Cóndor HAL HF-24 Marut

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Focke-Wulf Project I

Specifications (as designed)

See also

References