Focke-Wulf Fw Ta 283 - Proposed Single Seat Twin Ram Jet Powered Fighter By Hans Multhoff

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Proposed twin ram jet engine powered fighter design by Focke-Wolf desgin genius Hans Multhop. David "Doc" Myhra (davidmyhra@gmail.com)

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• world war ii
• hitler
• luftwaffe
• focke-wulf

[mjeshaw]

Ram jets? How were they supposed to get up enough speed for the ram jets to work?

[MrXplaneboy]

@ 1:30, what larger plane is that inbetween the two?

[kuluku]

The engine's technology later used for V-1.

[ryanhoyt931]

The A-10 was built around the minigun in the nose, which weighed a lot. And the engines weren't that far behind the wings. Certainly not at the farthest rear point on the plane like these. The only way I could see this flying was if they angled the engines up slightly to provide lift along with thrust.

[catklyst]

@ryanhoyt931

guess you have never heard of the a10 huh

[ryanhoyt931]

Anyone can easily tell this design wouldn't get off the ground. How are you going to lift the 2 heaviest parts of a plane, the engines, when they are way behind the wings at the back of the plane?

[hocuspokus1]

Sadly there are some that love to pretend that these mere sketches 'prove' German aero-engineers in WW2 were on the verge of making planes 20 or 30yrs ahead of their time.

But, as anyone who knows the first thing about aircraft knows, a mere design is years away from an operational type.

Not forgetting there are a whole lot of new tactics to learn & infrastructure of support to set up.

Then there's the fact they had no materials left to make them & no fuel or pilots to fly them.

[Flies2FLL]

That thing would be uncontrollable in an engine-out situation.  And exceedingly tail-heavy.

[Pearlharbor1945]

wtf is that fake

[NutzerYOu]

a Pre-A10 ?!