Heinkel P.1077
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Heinkel P.1077 was a rocket-powered, 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. This project was originally known as He P.1068, but that name would later be used for another Heinkel plane project.
The Heinkel P.1077 pilot flew the aircraft in a prone position. The plane had 4 disposable rockets and a disposable sled for take-off. It climbed to its ceiling at a nearly vertical angle. Once the operational altitude was reached the pilot had only five minutes for combat action, after which he would glide the aircraft to land on fixed skid.
By the end of the war only a model had been built. Two prototypes that had been planned never proceeded past the project stage.
P.1077 Romeo
Interceptor aircraft
An interceptor aircraft is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to prevent missions of enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Interceptors generally rely on high speed and powerful armament in order to complete their mission as quickly as possible and set up...
developed for the Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
by Heinkel
Heinkel
Heinkel Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. It is noted for producing bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe in World War II and for important contributions to high-speed flight.-History:...
aircraft manufacturing company under the Emergency Fighter Program during the last years of the Third Reich. This project was originally known as He P.1068, but that name would later be used for another Heinkel plane project.
The Heinkel P.1077 pilot flew the aircraft in a prone position. The plane had 4 disposable rockets and a disposable sled for take-off. It climbed to its ceiling at a nearly vertical angle. Once the operational altitude was reached the pilot had only five minutes for combat action, after which he would glide the aircraft to land on fixed skid.
By the end of the war only a model had been built. Two prototypes that had been planned never proceeded past the project stage.
Variants
P.1077 Julia- Rocket (Walter HWK 109-509Walter HWK 109-509-See also:-Bibliography:*Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0-517-67964-7-External links:*...
) powered intereptor project.
P.1077 Romeo
- Pulse-jet (Argus As 014Argus As 014|-See also:*List of aircraft engines*Republic-Ford JB-2 Loon*Ford PJ31*Chelomey D-3-Bibliography:*Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9...
) powered interceptor project.