Messerschmitt P.1092

Me P.1092
Role	Experimental aircraft
Manufacturer	Messerschmitt
Status	Project terminated owing to end of war
Primary user	Luftwaffe
Number built	None 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.

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

• Messerschmitt P.1092A
• Messerschmitt P.1092B-1
• Messerschmitt P.1092B-2
• Messerschmitt P.1092A-B
• Messerschmitt P.1092/2
• Messerschmitt P.1092/3
• Messerschmitt P.1092/4
• Messerschmitt P.1092/5

Specifications (Messerschmitt P.1092 A)

General characteristics

• Length: 8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 7.75 m (25 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 12.7 m² (137 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,027 kg (4,469 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 3,664 kg (8,078 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Junkers Jumo 004 C turbojet, 10 kN (2,200 lbf) thrust

Performance

• Maximum speed: 890 km/h (550 mph, 480 kn)
• Range: 390 km (240 mi, 210 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 11,200 m (36,700 ft)

Armament

• 2 × MK 103 cannons, 2 × MG 151/15 cannons

References

• Radinger, Willy; Walter Schick (2004). Messerschmitt Geheimprojekte. AVIATIC-Verl. ISBN 978-3-925505-14-0.
• 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)