Focke-Wulf Ta 254

Ta 254
General information
Type	Fighter
Manufacturer	Focke-Wulf
Designer	Kurt Tank
Status	Cancelled

The Focke-Wulf Ta 254 was a proposed German development of the Ta 154 fighter, to have been produced by Focke-Wulf. ^[1]

Development

The Ta 254 would have been a high-wing monoplane with retractable tricycle landing gear. ^[1] It was to have been powered by either two Daimler-Benz DB603E, Daimler-Benz DB 603L or Jumo 213Es piston engines. ^[1] The main difference from the Ta 154 was to have been long-span wings, and it was intended to produce both day and night fighter variants. ^[1]

Specifications (Proposed with Jumo 213E)

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: two
• Wing area: 42 m² (450 sq ft)
• Gross weight: 11,490 kg (25,331 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Junkers Jumo 213E inverted V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines, 1,300 kW (1,750 hp) each with a three-speed two-stage intercooled supercharger, 2,050 hp (1,530 kW) with MW 50 boost

Performance

• Maximum speed: 736 km/h (457 mph, 397 kn) at 10,520 m (34,510 ft) with MW50 Methanol-Water boost

Armament

• Standard Night Fighter

2 × fuselage-mounted 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon, Schräge Musik

2 × forward-facing 20 mm (0.787 in) MG 151 cannon

2 × forward-facing 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon

• Alternative Night Fighter

6 × forward-facing 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon

2 × fuselage-mounted 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon, Schräge Musik

• Day Fighter

2 × forward-facing 20 mm (0.787 in) MG 151 cannon

2 × forward-facing 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 103 cannon

See also

Related lists

• List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
• List of military aircraft of Germany

References

Citations

1. Bridgman 1988, p. 166

Bibliography

• Bridgman, Leonard (1988). Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New York: Crescent Books. ISBN   0-517-67964-7.