German Secret Projects of WW2 Vol. 4
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Messerschmitt P1101-101 Swing Wing Bomber
Please note the P1101 bomber designs are not to be confused with the P1101 fighter projects. Messerschmitt produced a series of some 10 designs in all for an advanced attack bomber.
The P1101/101 here proposed an original design and configuration. It featured 2 pairs of jet engines arranged at nose and tail of the fuselage and a variable geometry wing, capable of being swept up to 60 degrees during flight. In retrospect the design may have experienced problems with the rear engines ingesting down wash from the wings and exhaust gases from the forward pair.
Messerschmitt P1101-103 Swing Wing Bomber
Another design in Messerschmitt’s series that proposed a variable geometry wing was the P1101/103. Very little data remains, only the general arrangement drawings seem to have survived.
The design again used 4 jet engines arranged in pairs and mounted quite far back under the wings and close to the fuselage sides.
(I hope to include the P1101-102 and P1101-105 in a future set).
Messerschmitt P1110 Ente
The P1110 Ente (‘duck’) was one of many designs in the P1110 series, but this one was the most unusual variant featuring a canard wing arrangement. The forward canard was mounted low on the fuselage sides with the main wing aft and mounted high at the shoulder to accommodate the air intake scoops beneath to feed the HeS 011 turbojet similar to the Me P1110/ll. The cockpit was in the extreme forward fuselage flanked by four MK108 30mm cannon.
Messerschmitt ceased further work on the Ente to concentrate on the more conventional variants.
A number of Messerschmitt designs at the time, the P1110 Ente, P1111, and P1112 seem to have a common look or similarity.
That’s it for this volume, more coming.
The following references proved invaluable in helping me to produce these profiles.
Dan Johnsonís Luft 46 site: www.luft46.com
Luftwaffe Secret Projects: Fighters 1939-1945 by Walter Schick, Ingolf Meyer, Elke Weal, and John Weal
Luftwaffe Secret Projects: Strategic Bombers 1935-1945 by Dieter Herwig
Luftwaffe Secret Projects, Volume 3: Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft by Dieter Herwig
Jet Planes of the Third Reich Vols 1 and 2 by Manfred Griel
Plus special thanks to members of www.secretprojects.co.uk for advice and data and our very own Rowan (Merlin).
Please note the P1101 bomber designs are not to be confused with the P1101 fighter projects. Messerschmitt produced a series of some 10 designs in all for an advanced attack bomber.
The P1101/101 here proposed an original design and configuration. It featured 2 pairs of jet engines arranged at nose and tail of the fuselage and a variable geometry wing, capable of being swept up to 60 degrees during flight. In retrospect the design may have experienced problems with the rear engines ingesting down wash from the wings and exhaust gases from the forward pair.
Messerschmitt P1101-103 Swing Wing Bomber
Another design in Messerschmitt’s series that proposed a variable geometry wing was the P1101/103. Very little data remains, only the general arrangement drawings seem to have survived.
The design again used 4 jet engines arranged in pairs and mounted quite far back under the wings and close to the fuselage sides.
(I hope to include the P1101-102 and P1101-105 in a future set).
Messerschmitt P1110 Ente
The P1110 Ente (‘duck’) was one of many designs in the P1110 series, but this one was the most unusual variant featuring a canard wing arrangement. The forward canard was mounted low on the fuselage sides with the main wing aft and mounted high at the shoulder to accommodate the air intake scoops beneath to feed the HeS 011 turbojet similar to the Me P1110/ll. The cockpit was in the extreme forward fuselage flanked by four MK108 30mm cannon.
Messerschmitt ceased further work on the Ente to concentrate on the more conventional variants.
A number of Messerschmitt designs at the time, the P1110 Ente, P1111, and P1112 seem to have a common look or similarity.
That’s it for this volume, more coming.
The following references proved invaluable in helping me to produce these profiles.
Dan Johnsonís Luft 46 site: www.luft46.com
Luftwaffe Secret Projects: Fighters 1939-1945 by Walter Schick, Ingolf Meyer, Elke Weal, and John Weal
Luftwaffe Secret Projects: Strategic Bombers 1935-1945 by Dieter Herwig
Luftwaffe Secret Projects, Volume 3: Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft by Dieter Herwig
Jet Planes of the Third Reich Vols 1 and 2 by Manfred Griel
Plus special thanks to members of www.secretprojects.co.uk for advice and data and our very own Rowan (Merlin).
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Greetings to all. My real name is Peter Allen and I have recently returned to UK from working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as a creative director in an advertising agency. My home town is Wigan in the north of England. I’m married to Emily, a Polish lass who tolerates my modelling well. I’ve wor...
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Many thanks Rowan
for all your hard work in getting it up and running.
Cheers
Peter
MAR 29, 2009 - 08:40 PM
Looks great as always, Peter. Very nice inspiration for luft '46 projects. Especially with the campaign coming on the subject.
Thanks for sharing
MAR 31, 2009 - 04:11 PM
Hi Peter,
Fantastic work as always. By the way, how many time do you spend on such a collection of profiles? It must take ages...
Thanks Rowan for the editing work. Knowing how difficult it is to work with the gallery at the moment, I can imagine a lot of modelling time went into this feature.
Jean-Luc
MAR 31, 2009 - 05:28 PM
Phew...how long do I spend on these?
Approximately about 12 hours or more a week. I started this set immediately after the last WW2 British Secret Project V3 set was put up on site mid December 08, so to do the 60+ plates its taken me a little more than 3 months.
It's always the first sample of each subject that takes the most time. Once one has been done it's just a matter of changing the markings and camo layers.
Many thanks
Peter
APR 01, 2009 - 02:04 AM
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