Heinkel P.1080

The Heinkel P.1080 was a German Emergency Fighter proposed by Heinkel.

Heinkel P.1080
Role Ramjet fighter
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Heinkel
Status Abandoned
Number built 0
Developed from Heinkel P.1078

Design and Development

Work on the P.1080 began in early 1945 when the Ministry of Aviation issued specifications for a fighter powered by two ramjets. The specifications called for two DFS ramjet engines, each with 3,440 pounds (1,560 kg) of thrust.[1] The aircraft would have been tailless, with the elevators built in to the swept wing, which was based on that of the Heinkel P.1078, and would have had a single vertical stabilizer. The cockpit was located far forward in the fuselage, and the two engines were mounted at the wing roots. The nose would have housed a radar and two 30 mm MK 108 cannon. For takeoff, the aircraft would have been fitted with solid-fuel RATO boosters and jettisonable undercarriage. Landing would have been accomplished with a retractable skid. No prototypes were built.[1]

Specifications (Heinkel P.1080, as designed)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 8.2 m (26 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.9 m (29 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 20 m2 (215.2 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 2 × DFS ramjet engine, 15.3 kN (3,440 lbf) thrust each
  • Powerplant: 4 × Solid-Fuel RATO Boosters, 9.8 kN (2,205 lbf) thrust each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (621 mph, 540 kn)

Armament

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References
  1. Myhra, David (1998). Secret Aircraft Designs of the Third Reich. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0764305646.
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