Luftwaffe Emergency Fighters: Blohm & Voss BV P.212 , Heinkel P.1087C, Junkers EF 128, Messerschmitt P.1101, Focke-Wulf Ta 183 and Henschel Hs P.135

by Robert Forsyth, Jim Laurier (Illustrator), Wiek Luijken (Illustrator)

Overview

In late 1944, the German Air Ministry organized what it called an 'Emergency Fighter Competition' intended to produce designs for quick-to-build yet technically and tactically effective jet fighter aircraft capable of tackling the anticipated arrival of the B-29 Superfortress over Europe, as well as the British Mosquito and US P-38 Lightning which were appearing in ever greater numbers.

Thus was born a cutting-edge, highly sophisticated series of aircraft including the futuristic and elegant Focke-Wulf Ta 183; the extraordinary Blohm und Voss P.212, and the state-of-the-art Messerschmitt P.1101 series. Armed with heavy cannon and the latest air-to-air rockets and missiles, these were designed to inflict carnage on American bomber formations at high speed. Using stunning three-view illustrations of each prototype along with full color artwork, aviation expert Robert Forsyth traces the history of the extraordinary aircraft of the 'Emergency Fighter Competition', Hitler's last throw of the dice in the air war against the Allies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472819949
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	06/20/2017
Series:	X-Planes , #4
Pages:	88
Sales rank:	695,221
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Robert Forsyth has studied the history of the Luftwaffe and its campaigns, units, aircraft and commanders for many years. He is the author of several books on the subject and runs a book production and publishing business in southern England.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Luftwaffe at War 4

Chapter 2 Power and Form 13

Chapter 3 The Emergency Fighter Programme 20

Chapter 4 Blohm & Voss BV P.212.03 24

Chapter 5 Focke-Wulf Projekt 'Huckebein' 31

Chapter 6 Heinkel P.1078C 45

Chapter 7 Junkers EF 128 48

Chapter 8 Messerschmitt P.1101 51

Chapter 9 Henschel Hs P.135 59

Chapter 10 Assessment and Decision 62

Chapter 11 A Legacy of Design 71

Sources and Selected Bibliography 84

Index 88

Editorial Reviews

"Students of Luftwaffe '46 and Luftwaffe paper projects should find this a solid introduction to the subject. I think that the author presents the subject matter in a good combination of technical data and ease of reading. The fine research and detailed text is fortified with intriguing artwork and photographs." - KitMaker Network

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