Messerschmitt P.1108 Explained

Messerschmitt P.1108 Fernbomber was a design for a jet-propelled bomber developed for the Luftwaffe by Messerschmitt during the last years of Nazi Germany. It was never completed.^[1]

History

The P.1108 was designed by Dr. Wurster, to a concept by Dr. Alexander Lippisch. It was to have four Heinkel HeS 011 jet engines placed in the wing near the trailing edge, with intakes under the leading edge and ducting through it.^[2] Fully loaded weight was to be 30 tons, and range of 7000km (4,000miles) at a speed of 800- and a height of 9000-.^{[3] [4]}

While not a true flying wing, it was tailless (with only a stabilizing fin and rudder).

While the Fedden Mission was told about the project, none of the information provided by Messerschmitt's employees could be independently verified, since all data had already been removed by the French. No aircraft were completed.^[5]

Sources

• Christopher, John. The Race for Hitler's X-Planes. The Mill, Gloucestershire: History Press, 2013.

Notes and References

1. Christopher, John. The Race for Hitler's X-Planes (The Mill, Gloucestershire: History Press, 2013), pp.163-4.
2. Christopher, p.164.
3. Christopher, p.163.
4. Herwig, Dieter and Heinz Rode, 2000. Luftwaffe Secret Projects: Strategic Bombers 1935–1945. Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK: Midland Publishing. .
5. Christopher, pp.163-4.