Скачать или смотреть The Sleek Jet Fighter That Was Years Ahead of 1945

Unveil one of the most striking jet designs of Nazi Germany’s late-war research — the Blohm & Voss P.212.03, a single-engine jet interceptor that pushed the limits of aerodynamics in 1945. Designed as part of the Emergency Fighter Program (Jägernotprogramm), the P.212.03 represented Blohm & Voss’s final and most refined attempt to deliver a compact, high-performance jet that could rival the Me 262 and He 162.

The P.212.03 featured a tailless swept-wing design with a buried Heinkel HeS 011 turbojet inside the fuselage and a sharply streamlined intake at the nose — decades ahead of its time in aerodynamic efficiency. Its swept 40° wings, tricycle landing gear, and pressurized cockpit hinted at design philosophies that would later appear in early Cold War jets.

Projected performance placed it near 950 km/h (590 mph), and armament plans included two to four 30 mm MK 108 cannons, making it a powerful bomber interceptor. Later proposals even included R4M rockets for long-range attacks. Engineers envisioned it as a high-speed day fighter with excellent climb rates and low drag — a potential game-changer had it been built.

Although the war ended before the prototype could be completed, the P.212.03 directly influenced Allied and Soviet jet development, proving that Blohm & Voss’s unconventional thinking was far ahead of its era.

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