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Heinkel Wespe
The Heinkel Wespe
Role VTOL interceptor aircraft
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Heinkel Flugzeugwerke

The Heinkel Wespe (English: Wasp) was a project study by the German company Heinkel for a Vertical take off and landing-interceptor aircraft. The aircraft did not have conventional wings, and instead featured a large rotor. The aircraft, completed in 1945, remained untested due to a lack of material at the end of the Second World War. A related project is the Heinkel Lerche.

Design[]

the aircraft was to be powered by a turboprop put in the center of the airframe which was unusual for having a circular wing and would have had a small frontal area.(making it a good plateform for attacking bombers.) (It may have been designed for point defense.)but due to the situation in Germany at the time none were ever built.(the engine was not completed.)

Specifications[]

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,200 kg (4,850 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × He S 021 turboprop, 1,500 kW (2,000 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 800 km/h (497 mph; 432 kn)
  • Range: 650 km (404 mi; 351 nmi)

Armament

See related aircraft[]

Heinkel Lerche

Focke-Wulf Triebflugel

Lockheed XFV

Convair XFY Pogo

Notes[]

References[]

  • Herwig, Dieter; Heinz Rode (2004). Luftwaffe secret projects: ground attack & special purpose aircraft. Midland. ISBN 978-1-85780-150-7. 
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