This airplane was one of the products of the last phase of the Third Reich, when the lack of materials and the dire need to put up a strong defense against the devastating Allied bombing raids required such craft to be built as quickly as possible in underground factories. Comparable models were the Junkers EF 127Walli and the Messerschmitt P.1104. In the design of such small aircraft little thought was given to the safety and comfort of the pilots who were intended mostly to be young Nazis motivated by fanaticism,[1] much as was intended for the Heinkel He 162.
The pilot would have flown the aircraft from a prone position. Takeoff was to be aided by four solid fuel RATO boosters which were jettisoned at burnout, and a jettisonable "trolley" sled for take-off. It would climb at a nearly vertical angle to operational altitude, after which the pilot would have only five minutes for combat action, before gliding the aircraft to land on a fixed skid.
Variants
He P.1077 Romeo model, a variant with a pulse jet booster
P.1077 Julia I and Julia II
Rocket (Walter HWK 109-509) powered interceptor project. One prototype unit was built, but was destroyed by an Allied air raid over Vienna on December 22, 1944, before having flown.[2]
P.1077 Romeo
Pulse-jet (Argus As 014) powered interceptor project. Unbuilt concept.
^von Ulrich, Albrecht. "Artefakte des Fanatismus; Technik und nationalsozialistische Ideologie in der Endphase des Dritten Reiches." 2020-04-13 at the Wayback Machine(in German)wissenschaft. Retrieved: 23 April 2015.
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heinkel, 1077, 1077, single, seat, interceptor, design, developed, luftwaffe, heinkel, under, emergency, fighter, program, during, last, year, third, reich, this, rocket, powered, project, originally, known, 1068, that, name, later, used, heinkel, design, proj. The Heinkel P 1077 or He P 1077 was a single seat interceptor design developed for the Luftwaffe by Heinkel under the Emergency Fighter Program during the last year of the Third Reich This rocket powered project was originally known as He P 1068 but that name was later used for a Heinkel design project for a turbojet powered medium bomber He P 1077He P 1077 Julia model Role InterceptorManufacturer HeinkelStatus Terminated by end of warPrimary user LuftwaffeNumber built Only one model completed Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Specifications Projected He P 1077 Julia 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksDesign and development EditThis airplane was one of the products of the last phase of the Third Reich when the lack of materials and the dire need to put up a strong defense against the devastating Allied bombing raids required such craft to be built as quickly as possible in underground factories Comparable models were the Junkers EF 127 Walli and the Messerschmitt P 1104 In the design of such small aircraft little thought was given to the safety and comfort of the pilots who were intended mostly to be young Nazis motivated by fanaticism 1 much as was intended for the Heinkel He 162 The pilot would have flown the aircraft from a prone position Takeoff was to be aided by four solid fuel RATO boosters which were jettisoned at burnout and a jettisonable trolley sled for take off It would climb at a nearly vertical angle to operational altitude after which the pilot would have only five minutes for combat action before gliding the aircraft to land on a fixed skid Variants Edit He P 1077 Romeo model a variant with a pulse jet booster P 1077 Julia I and Julia II Rocket Walter HWK 109 509 powered interceptor project One prototype unit was built but was destroyed by an Allied air raid over Vienna on December 22 1944 before having flown 2 P 1077 Romeo Pulse jet Argus As 014 powered interceptor project Unbuilt concept Specifications Projected He P 1077 Julia EditGeneral characteristics Crew one Length 6 47 m 21 ft 3 in Wingspan 4 60 m 15 ft 1 in Height 1 00 m 3 ft 3 in Wing area 7 30 m2 78 6 sq ft Max takeoff weight 1 800 kg 3 968 lb Powerplant 1 Walter HWK 109 509 17 kN 3 800 lbf thrust Powerplant 4 take off rockets 12 kN 2 700 lbf thrust eachPerformance Maximum speed 1 000 km h 620 mph 540 kn Time to altitude 10 000 m in 52 secondsArmament Guns 2x 30 mm 1 181 in MK 108 cannon 3 See also EditBachem Ba 349 Natter List of German aircraft projects 1939 45 List of rocket aircraftReferences EditNotes Edit von Ulrich Albrecht Artefakte des Fanatismus Technik und nationalsozialistische Ideologie in der Endphase des Dritten Reiches Archived 2020 04 13 at the Wayback Machine in German wissenschaft Retrieved 23 April 2015 Koos 2008 p 246 Ford Roger 2013 Germany s Secret Weapons of World War II London United Kingdom Amber Books p 224 ISBN 9781909160569 Bibliography Edit Koos Volker Heinkel Raketen und Strahlflugzeuge in German Oberhaching Germany Aviatic Verlag GmbH 2008 ISBN 978 3 925505 82 9 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heinkel P 1077 Planet Models 1 48 scale Heinkel P 1077 Julia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heinkel P 1077 amp oldid 1109217648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
