As part of the Emergency Fighter Program (German: Jägernotprogramm), at the beginning of 1945 a programme was launched by the OKL for a new generation of fighter/interceptor aircraft in order to replace the winner of the Volksjäger fighter design competition, the He 162A Spatz. The new aircraft was intended to have superior performance in order to deal with high altitude threats such as the B-29 Superfortress, but only had a 30-minute endurance figure.
Heinkel produced three different designs of the project which were submitted in February 1945. The high-altitude fighter designs brought forward by other German aircraft makers were the Messerschmitt P.1110,[1]Focke-Wulf Ta 183Huckebein, Blohm & Voss P 212 and the Junkers EF 128, the official winner of the competition.[2] After being subject to severe criticism, the project was cancelled by Heinkel at the end of February 1945.
Variantsedit
A model of the He P.1078 B variant
The Heinkel P.1078 project had three quite different variants. All of them were a single-seat fighters with polyhedralswept wings. The wings were swept back at 40 degrees and included wood in their construction. All of the projected aircraft had the wing tips angled downwards and all of them would be powered by a single Heinkel HeS 011 turbojet.
P.1078 Aedit
Jet-powered interceptor. It was the most conventional-looking of the three designs submitted for it was the only one having a tail. Its armament was two MK 108 cannons, as in the following two variants.
P.1078 Bedit
A tailless asymmetric jet-powered interceptor with a short fuselage in which the air intake of the engine was located in the middle between two gondolas. The cockpit was located on the gondola of the left side, while the right side gondola contained the front undercarriage leg and cannon armament.
P.1078 Cedit
A tailless interceptor project similar to the P.1078 B but with a single short fuselage. Both the He P.1078 B and P.1078 C had wing tips angled downwards at a more pronounced angle than the P.1078 A.
^Karl-Heinz Ludwig, Technik und Ingenieure im Dritten Reich. Athenäum-Verlag, Königstein/Ts., 1979, ISBN3761072198
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heinkel, 1078, 1078, single, seat, interceptor, developed, luftwaffe, heinkel, aircraft, manufacturing, company, under, emergency, fighter, program, during, last, years, third, reich, 1078, model, 1078, technikmuseum, speyer, role, interceptor, manufacturer, h. The Heinkel P 1078 He P 1078 was a single seat interceptor developed for the Luftwaffe by Heinkel aircraft manufacturing company under the Emergency Fighter Program during the last years of the Third Reich He P 1078 Model of the He P 1078 A at the Technikmuseum Speyer Role Interceptor Manufacturer Heinkel Status Never went past the project stage Primary user Luftwaffe Contents 1 History 2 Variants 2 1 P 1078 A 2 2 P 1078 B 2 3 P 1078 C 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAs part of the Emergency Fighter Program German Jagernotprogramm at the beginning of 1945 a programme was launched by the OKL for a new generation of fighter interceptor aircraft in order to replace the winner of the Volksjager fighter design competition the He 162A Spatz The new aircraft was intended to have superior performance in order to deal with high altitude threats such as the B 29 Superfortress but only had a 30 minute endurance figure Heinkel produced three different designs of the project which were submitted in February 1945 The high altitude fighter designs brought forward by other German aircraft makers were the Messerschmitt P 1110 1 Focke Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein Blohm amp Voss P 212 and the Junkers EF 128 the official winner of the competition 2 After being subject to severe criticism the project was cancelled by Heinkel at the end of February 1945 Variants edit nbsp A model of the He P 1078 B variant The Heinkel P 1078 project had three quite different variants All of them were a single seat fighters with polyhedral swept wings The wings were swept back at 40 degrees and included wood in their construction All of the projected aircraft had the wing tips angled downwards and all of them would be powered by a single Heinkel HeS 011 turbojet P 1078 A edit Jet powered interceptor It was the most conventional looking of the three designs submitted for it was the only one having a tail Its armament was two MK 108 cannons as in the following two variants P 1078 B edit A tailless asymmetric jet powered interceptor with a short fuselage in which the air intake of the engine was located in the middle between two gondolas The cockpit was located on the gondola of the left side while the right side gondola contained the front undercarriage leg and cannon armament P 1078 C edit A tailless interceptor project similar to the P 1078 B but with a single short fuselage Both the He P 1078 B and P 1078 C had wing tips angled downwards at a more pronounced angle than the P 1078 A See also editList of German aircraft projects 1939 45 List of World War II military aircraft of Germany List of World War II jet aircraftReferences edit Peter Allen s Aircraft Profiles Fighters Karl Heinz Ludwig Technik und Ingenieure im Dritten Reich Athenaum Verlag Konigstein Ts 1979 ISBN 3761072198External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heinkel P 1078 Heinkel He P 1078A single seat fighter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heinkel P 1078 amp oldid 1058757047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
