Wunderwaffe 5 Focke-Wulf ' Entwurf ' 1 by neiwil
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Beginning in March 1943, and extending through August 1944, Prof. Kurt Tank and his Focke Wulf staff developed a completely new series of design studies for a single seat, single engine jet day fighter.These designs came under the internal company umbrella designation Entwurf(Draft) 1 through 7.
The first of these, Entwurf 1, featured a conventional 'tail dragger' aircraft design, with a Jumo 004 engine slung beneath it's forward fusilage.Given the company sub-designation P1(Plan 1), the design seemed promising enough to the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) German Air Ministry.However, it ultimately failed to find favour with the RLM owing to concerns about the downward exhaust blast in relation to the ground and the possibility of fire.
Design of the Fw-TL-Jagdflugzeug (turbojet fighter) Entwurf 2(PII) was initiated in early May 1943 and completed in June.This was the same aircraft with a tricycle undercarriage to avoid the shortcomings of it's predecessor.This project reached the point of it's being fitted with two Mk108 20mm cannons and two Mg151/20 mg's as well as FuG 16ZY and 25a radio units.The RLM rejected Entwurf 2 on the grounds that, in an emergency landing the underslung engine could pose a significant risk.
Entwurf 3 proposed a 'piggy back' arrangement for the engine, which would find favour in other designs.......
Was the Entwurf 1 any good?...at the end of the war much of Focke Wulfs design work fell into the hands of the Russians.By 1947 the Entwurf 1 entered service as Russias first jet fighter, as the Yak-15, still in it's tail dragger configuration.It was powered by an exact copy of the Jumo 004 engine.The aircraft was good enough to form the worlds first aerobatic jet display team.In 1948 Russia unvailed the Yak-17 (Entwurf 2), with the cockpit moved further back,and a slightly shorter fusilage.
So it would appear, had the RLM been a little less overly cautious, the Allies could have been confronted by this beasty by the end of 1943....makes you wonder!
( FOR ROB...After the war, the Allies realised what an over cautious, anal group the RLM was.The entire Ministry was moved to Britain and put to work under the new title 'Health and Safety Executive'...but after 66 years they still haven't cleared all the Spitfires out of the sky!! :-)
Hope you've enjoyed this little insight into what could have been.Literally hundreds more of these and will do some more.However a pretty intense week for me so I'm going to do something else for now.My brief lay-over in the Sci-Fi gallery last weeekend brought a request from an old friend which has really peeked my interest.I've also been rooting in the dusty corners of 'The Plant' again....got to admit, we've got some bloody big corners......more on that tomorrow....
Huge thanks for the interest and comments for this first installment of 'Wunderwaffe'(there will be more)..hope you all have a good weekend..
Comments (19)
Outstanding work once again mate and as always made so much more so by the write-up you gave it. It is my hope that the German X-Plane series from you does make what will be a most welcome return at some point in the not too distant future. Have a great weekend.
Great work again.
Now this is one I have seen pictures of before but it's a stunning model. Do what you get most enjoyment out of as all your work is a delight to see and I get a feeling you will return to these :)
outstandung work and text!!
Beautiful job, Neil. I particularly like the "dirty" texturing on the plane. Man, you must have been working your tail off this week to both do new planes every day AND presenting the histories. I'm amazed. It's also amazing how foreward the German engineers were, whereas the bureaucracy was like all bureaucracy, and with an idiot at the top. As you say, what would have happened IF...... However, it would suffice with one downed plane over allied territory and the allies would have at least copied it for use against the originals. Considering Yankee ingenuity, it would probably have been improved upon. Glad to hear you have more than cobwebs in the dusty corners of the Plant. You're whetting our appetites again! Thanks again and cheers! :-)
Excellent image and model! Fantastic textures. Corrie
Another excellent bit of history well illustrated here. Thanks so much.
First glance from this angle, this looks like a prehistoric ancestor of the A-6 Intruder. Who knew they had all these? The corners in their engineer's offices must have been astounding! Once again you pull the rare bit out of the hat , Neil.
Heath and Safety Exec...how true! Class work as usual.
Another great work! love your serie!
Great job on that Focke fighter.
Nice job on the series Neil! Sorry to hear that you guys inherited the organization. Out here in the Colonies we had to invent our own, but as usual, we succeeded! ;)
Excellent narrative, what a weird bloody plane!:)Excellent render. love those Bryce colours!
interesting how closely it resembled the Intruder. excellent work.
Ugly duckling...but well done by you Neil. You got me googling Yak 15 and 17...I had never seen them before. The Russians sure made full use of their prizes...but then so did we:)
So that's where they all ended up!!! Excellent punch line! I have visions of some Pythonesque Brits pulling up in a jeep beside a line of bleak refugees... a column of misery winding their way out of some distant firestorm. A megaphone is produced... A clipped British voice calls out... "Health and Safety experts... this way, please...."
LOL Brilliant and thanks Neil and quite possibly true! (extra note! The great Quango cull? well it NEVER happened did it! So much for saving money there then.... Tossers!) On to this brilliant render and info fest! Stunning picture, has to be said and a Fave! The info, spot on and this is one I HAVE Heard and read about.. Yes the Russian grabbed it flew it.. Etc! They always were (are) good at copying, as are the Chinese (if not better!)..My least Fave people of all.. And no-one seems to notice.. Sorry I'm off again... Just brilliant mate.. More sometime. Bring on everything! Rob
Great render and history.
This has been another interesting and entertaining series. Will look forward tos eeing more.