Messerschmitt Me 329
Me 329 | |
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Role | Zerstorer |
Manufacturer | Messerschmitt |
Status | Mock up only[citation needed] |
Primary user | Luftwaffe |
Number built | 0 |
Developed from | Messerschmitt Me 265 |
The Messerschmitt Me 329 was a design project for a heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft, developed towards the end of World War II. It was a competitor and possible successor to the Me 410. Like the Me 265, the Me 329 used an advanced flying wing design. Other advanced features included the pilot and navigator sitting in tandem in a broad bubble canopy, and a remote-controlled rear gun in the tail. In spite of the futuristic design, the improvement in performance over the Me 410 was marginal. Development received a low priority, and while a full-scale glider mockup was tested in the winter of 1944/5, work on the project was cancelled shortly after.
Specifications
Data from [citation needed]
General characteristics
- Crew: two
Performance
Armament
- Guns: 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons,
- 4 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons,
- 1 × MK 114 forward firing in fuselage nose
- 1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 rearward-firing
- Bombs: internal bomb load of up to 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
- Luftwaffe Secret Projects - Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft, D. Herwig & H. Rode, ISBN 1-85780-150-4
- www.luft46.com on Me 329