Messerschmitt Me - 329
History: Following the failure of the Me 210 heavy fighter aircraft a search was begun on a new design for a twin-engine heavy fighter. Professor Alexander Lippisch began work on his Li P.10, and at the same time Dr. Hermann Wurster independently developed the 329. After both submitted their ideas, Willy Messerschmitt asked to have a performance comparison drawn up between the Li P.10, Me 329 and Me 410.The Me 329 was a tailless design, and was to be constructed mainly of wood. This would save on strategic materials and keep the weight lower. As many components of the Me 410 were to be used as possible to save time on factory retooling. The large area wing was swept back at approximately 26 degrees, and two Daimler-Benz DB 603 or Jumo 213 piston engines were buried in the wings, each driving a 3.4 meter (11.2 feet) pusher propeller. A single large fin and rudder was mounted at the rear. The main landing gear retracted forwards, and the twin-wheeled front gear retracted to the rear. A two-man crew sat under an extensively glazed cockpit, with the pilot and navigator/rear gunner sitting in a staggered side-by-side arrangement. Armament consisted of four MG 151/20 20mm cannon mounted in the nose, and two MK 103 30mm cannon in the wing roots. A single MG 151/20 20mm cannon was located in a remote controlled barbette in the tail, which was aimed via a periscope system from the cockpit. Up to 2400 kg (5291 lbs) of bombs could be carried in an internal bomb bay or underwing racks.
Function: Multi purpose fighter ,escort,night fighter , fighter bomber , recce , dive bomber
Fuel Type: AvGas Fuel Cap.:2400 Fuel Cons.: 600 (pr hour)
Load: 2400 kg in internal bombbay or 2 X 1200 kg hardpoints ,( 1 under each wing )
Veh. Wt.:empty: 6950 kg max:11150 kg
Crew: 2
Runway Min:take-off: 950 m/landing: 1200 m type: hardened
Powerplant: 2X Daimler benz 603 or Jumo 213. Length: 7.71 m Height: 4.74 m Wingspan:17.50 m
Speed: max:792 kph cruise:600 kph stall:100 kph Tr.Mov:2400/period Comb.Mov: 79
Ceiling: 12500 m Range: 2400 km
Armaments: 4 X 20MM AC (250 rpg) in the nose, 2X 30MM AC in wingroots (100 rpg) , 1X20MM AC ( 450 rpg) in tail barbette
Possible missile racks on wing hardpoints
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