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blohm und voss p.208

630 Hunterthemuncher  2.5 years ago
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source:wikipedia. "Around 1943-44 it became apparent to German designers that for high-speed flight the swept wing offered many advantages. The chief designer at Blohm & Voss, Richard Vogt, realised that if the tail could be moved out of the way then the engine and propeller could be moved aft in a pusher arrangement, without the need for a long propeller shaft. This left the nose free for an excellent pilot's field of view and the installation of heavy armament. Vogt came up with the idea of placing the tail surfaces at the ends of the swept-back wings. In order to obtain enough control authority for the tail, without sweeping the wing back too far, Vogt devised short tailbooms on the wing tips, to which vertical fins and outboard horizontal stabilisers were fitted.[1]The Škoda-Kauba SK V-6 design was modified to create the SK SL6, being given a split tail on twin booms, in order to carry out flight testing for the new wing and tail control system.[2]The P208.01 was developed in 1944, when in Germany there were already jet aircraft in production. The decision to fit a conventional engine to the aircraft was made because the existing jet engines had not yet reached the desired performance. Thus the project went ahead in such a way that the design could be re-fitted with a jet engine when the technical difficulties were solved, eventually leading to the Blohm & Voss P 212 jet aircraft project.[3]The engine was fitted at the back of the cockpit with the propeller pushing the plane forward. The tail unit was incorporated into the swept wings, which provided an improved performance. In order to withstand the added stress the wings had steel reinforcements.[4]Three different variants of the plane were designed. All had a retractable tricycle landing gear." i hope you all enjoy!!!

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor blohm und voss p.210
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 28.5ft (8.7m)
  • Length 21.4ft (6.5m)
  • Height 7.1ft (2.2m)
  • Empty Weight 4,478lbs (2,031kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,176lbs (2,348kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.159
  • Wing Loading 40.6lbs/ft2 (198.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 127.3ft2 (11.8m2)
  • Drag Points 359

Parts

  • Number of Parts 38
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 268