Focke-Wulf Ta 183

Focke-Wulf Ta 183
[[Image: Focke-Wolf Ta 183 |300px|]]
Description
Role	Unbuilt aircraft design
Crew	1 pilot
Passengers
First flight	Never
Entered service	Never
Manufacturer	Focke-Wulf
Produced	Unbuilt
Dimensions
Length	30ft 2in	9.20 m
Wingspan	32ft 9.5in	10 m
Height	12ft 8in	3.86 m
Wing area	242 ft²	22.50 m²
Weights
Empty	6,596lb	2,380 kg
Loaded	11,243lb with 4,409lb of fuel	5,100 kg with 2,000kg of fuel
Maximum takeoff
Powerplant
Engine	1 × Heinkel-Hirth HeS 109-011 A-0
Power (each)	2,865 lb st	1,300 kp
Performance
Maximum speed	597 mph at 23,000ft	962 km/h at 7,000m
Cruising speed
Range	1,335 miles at 55% thrust	2,150km at 55% thrust
Ceiling	47,000ft	14,000 m
Rate of climb	79ft/sec	24.2m/sec

The Focke-Wulf Ta 183 was a German design for a successer to the Me-262 in World War 2. It was only in wind tunnel testing before the war ended.

The Ta 183 was designed as a single engine, single seat, swepted wing fighter aircraft, that was armed with guns. It was also to be also equipped with retractable landing gear. The development started in 1942, as "Project VI".

Variants

• Ta-183 Design II: (It's unknown about what Design I referred to.) The original "T-tail" design.
• Ta-183 Design III: The second known design, the degree of the swept wings has been lowered, the landing gear slightly modified, and the T-tail has been reshaped to a more conventional style. The canopy has also been moved back.
• Ta-183B: A two seat form of the Ta-183 II, which also appears to have an enlarged nose. This variant could have been made for a night-fighter variant, or as a trainer. (Details unknown)