Messerschmitt P.1092

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Me P.1092
Role Experimental aircraft
Manufacturer Messerschmitt
StatusProject terminated owing to end of war
Primary user Luftwaffe
Number builtNone completed

The Messerschmitt P.1092 was a series of Messerschmitt experimental aircraft for the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. Several designs for single- and twin-engined aircraft were drafted under the same designation.

Contents

The different aircraft were all-metal monoplanes with retractable tricycle landing gear, swept wings, and a jet engine. A number of variants were drawn. The P.1092 remained a project, with no aircraft built.

Variants

Specifications (Messerschmitt P.1092 A)

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nowarra, Heinz J.. Die Deutsche Luftruestung 1933-1945 - Vol.3 - Flugzeugtypen Henschel-Messerschmitt. Bernard & Graefe Verlag. 1993. Koblenz. ISBN   3-7637-5464-4 (Gesamtwek), ISBN   3-7637-5467-9 (Band 3)

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