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Focke-Wulf Ta-183

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This was an experimental interceptor, devloped by Prof. Kurt Tank it was designed to carry an early version of the air-to-air missle, the Ruhrstahl X-4, to down the American super bomber the B-32 Dominator which could fly from an American base to Germany and carry a nuclear weapon, this aircraft would have been used to counter the B-32, but the war ended before production could begin and when Nazi Germany fell Kurt Tank fled to Argentina, where his aircraft lived on in the IAe-33 Pulqui II jet fighter for Argentina and the Russian Mig-15

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +21 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 29.3ft (8.9m)
  • Length 26.5ft (8.1m)
  • Height 13.6ft (4.1m)
  • Empty Weight 4,128lbs (1,872kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,139lbs (4,145kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.229
  • Wing Loading 66.6lbs/ft2 (325.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 137.2ft2 (12.7m2)
  • Drag Points 2301

Parts

  • Number of Parts 24
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 178