Focke Wulf Ta 152
- Ta 152C: Single-seat medium-altitude fighter/ground-attack
- Ta 152H: Single-seat high altitude interceptor
Designer: Kurt Tank
Crew: One
First Flight: late 1944
Service Delivery: January 1945
Retired: May 1945
Total Production: N/A
POWERPLANT:
- Model: Junkers Jumo 213E-1
- Type: Inverted V12, liquid cooled with MW-50 injection and GM-1 boosting
- Number: One
- Horsepower:
- Take-Off: 1,750 hp at 3,250 RPM, 2,050 hp w. MW 50
- Climb/Combat: 1,580 hp at 3,000 RPM
- Maximum: 1,320 hp at 32,810 ft., 1,740 hp with GM 1 boost
- Propeller Unit: Junkers wooden three blade unit
- Diameter: 3.6 m (11 ft. 9.75 in.)
FLUID CAPACITIES:
- Fuel: 364 Imperial Gallons (1618 l) of B4 (87 Octane)
- Oil: 72 liters
- GM-1 (Nitrous Oxide): 85 liters
- MW-50 (Methanol-Water) 140 liters
DIMENSIONS:
- Wing Span: 14.5m (47 ft. 6¾ in.)
- Wing Area: 23.5m² (252.95 Sq. Ft.)
- Length: 10.82m (35ft 5¼ in.)
- Height: 4m (13 ft. 1.5 in.)
- Wheel Track: 3.95m (12 ft. 11 in.)
- Stabilizer Span: N/A
WEIGHTS:
- Empty: 3,600kg (7,940 lbs.)
- Loaded: 4,727 kg (10,470 lb)
- Maximum takeoff weight: 5,217 kg (11,501 lbs)
PERFORMANCE:
- Maximum speed:
- 695kph (431mph) at 10,500m (34,451 ft.)
- 750kph (466mph) at 9,000m (29,529 ft.) with MW-50
- 760kph (472mph) at 12,500m (41,012 ft.) with MW-50 and GM-1
- Power/mass: 0.276 kW/kg (0.167 hp/lb)
- Wing loading: 196.8 kg/m² (41.38 lb/ft²)
- Climb rate: 1000m/minute
- Ceiling: 14,800m (48,560 ft.)
- Range (Internal fuel): 1200km (745 Miles)
ARMAMENTS:
- 1 × 30mm MK 108 mounted between the cylinder heads, firing through the propeller hub with 90 rounds of ammunition
- 2 × inboard wing mounted 20mm MG151/20 with 175 rounds of ammunition each
AVIONICS:
- Revi 16B Gunsight
- FuG 125 Navigation equipment (H-1/R-11 Only)
- LGW-Siemens K 23 Autopilot
- FuG 16ZY Radio Transmitter/reciever
- BSK 16 Gun Camera
Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander
Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia - Ta 152
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander
Books Ltd., LondonWikipedia - Ta 152
