Focke-Wulf 1000x1000x1000

The Focke-Wulf 1000x1000x1000, also known as Focke-Wulf Fw 239,^[1] was a twinjet bomber project for the Luftwaffe, designed by the Focke-Wulf aircraft manufacturing company during the last years of the Third Reich.

Focke-Wulf 1000x1000x1000
Fw 1000x1000x1000 B
Role	Bomber
Manufacturer	Focke-Wulf
Designer	H. von Halem and D. Küchemann
Status	Terminated by end of war
Number built	None

Their designation meant that these bombers would be able to carry a bomb that weighed 1000 kg for a distance of 1000 km at a speed of 1000 km/h.

History

Focke-Wulf produced three different designs of the project that would have been powered by two Heinkel HeS 011 turbojet engines. The innovative-looking series of jet bombers was designed by H. von Halem and D. Küchemann.^[2] The project was cancelled because of the surrender of Nazi Germany.

Variants

The Focke-Wulf 1000x1000x1000 project had three different variants. All of them were twin-jet bombers that would be powered by two Heinkel-Hirth He S 011 turbojets.

Fw 1000x1000x1000 A

Jet-powered bomber project that looked conventional. It had thin wings, swept back at 35 degrees.

Data from Herwig & Rode^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: two
• Length: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 12.65 m (41 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 27 m² (290 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 8,100 kg (17,857 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Heinkel-Hirth He S 011 Turbojet engines, 13 kN (2,900 lbf) thrust each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (620 mph, 540 kn)
• Range: 2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 13,500 m (44,300 ft)

Armament

• Guns: None
• Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)

Fw 1000x1000x1000 B

A flying wing design with a small fuselage containing the cockpit and the front undercarriage wheel.

Data from Herwig & Rode^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 14 m (45 ft 11 in)
• Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 55 m² (590 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 8,100 kg (17,857 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Heinkel-Hirth He S 011 Turbojet engines, 13 kN (2,900 lbf) thrust each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,060 km/h (660 mph, 570 kn)
• Range: 2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 14,000 m (46,000 ft)

Armament

• Guns: None
• Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)

Fw 1000x1000x1000 C

A twin jet bomber project with a crew of three quite similar to the Fw 1000x1000x1000 A with a wingspan of 12.65 m and a length of 14.2 m.

Data from Herwig & Rode^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: three
• Length: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 12.65 m (41 ft 6 in)
• Powerplant: 2 × Heinkel-Hirth He S 011 Turbojet engines, 13 kN (2,900 lbf) thrust each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (620 mph, 540 kn)
• Range: 2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi)

Armament

• Guns: None
• Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)

See also

Related lists

• List of German aircraft projects, 1939–45
• List of jet aircraft of World War II

References

1. "Fw 239 (Projekt)". Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
2. Karl-Heinz Ludwig, Technik und Ingenieure im Dritten Reich. Athenäum-Verlag, Königstein/Ts., 1979, ISBN 3761072198
3. Dieter Herwig & Heinz Rode, The Luftwaffe Secret Projects: Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft. Midland Counties Publ. ISBN 978-1857801507, page 150-51

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