Focke-Wulf Project VIII

Project VIII
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Focke-Wulf
Status	Abandoned design study

Focke-Wulf Project VIII was a design study for a turboprop-powered fighter-bomber undertaken in Germany during World War II. It was based on the work previously done on Project VII, nicknamed the Flitzer. Project VIII was for an aircraft very similar in shape. The performance was calculated to be much better, but the non sweepback of the tail surfaces was predicted to cause problems at high speed, and the project was abandoned.

Specifications (as designed)

General characteristics

Crew: One pilot
Length: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 8.00 m (26 ft 2 in)
Height: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 17.0 m² (183 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,585 kg (7,903 lb)
Gross weight: 5,000 kg (11,022 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Daimler-Benz DB 109-021 turboprop, 1,491 kW (2,000 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 910 km/h (565 mph)
Range: 1,460 km (907 miles)

Armament

4 × 20 mm MG 213 cannon

References

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Focke-Wulf aircraft

Company designations, pre-1933	A 3 A 4 A 5 A 6 A 7 A 16 A 17 GL 18 F 19 A 20 A 21 GL 22 K 23 S 24 A 26 A 28 A 29 A 32 A 33 A 36 A 38 S 39 A 43 A 47 S 48 S 1 S 2 W 4 W 7 C.20 (cierva under licence) C.30 (Cierva under licence)

RLM designations, 1933-1945	Fw 40 Fw 42 Fw 43 Fw 44 Fw 47 Fw 55 Fw 56 Fw 57 Fw 58 Fw 61 Fw 62 Ta 152 Ta 154 Fw 159 Ta 183 Fw 186 Fw 187 Fw 189 Fw 190 Fw 191 Fw 200 Fw 206 Fw 238 Fw 249 Fw 250 Fw 281 Ta 254 Fw 261 Ta 283 Fw 300 Ta 400

Company designations, post-1945	Fw 260 Fw 300

Projects	Project I Project II Project III Project IV Project V Project VI Project VII "Flitzer" Project VIII 1000x1000x1000 Rochen Super Lorin Super TL Triebflügel Volksjäger

Aircraft designed by Kurt Tank

Early years	Rohrbach Ro VIII

For Focke-Wulf	Fw 44 Fw 56 Ta 152 Ta 154 Ta 183 Fw 187 Fw 189 Fw 190 Fw 200 Ta 254 Ta 283 Ta 400 Project I Project II Project III Project IV Project V Project VI Project VII Project VIII

Post-Second World War	FMA I.Ae. 33 Pulqui II FMA I.Ae. 35 Huanquero FMA I.Ae. 36 Cóndor HAL HF-24 Marut

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Focke-Wulf Project VIII

Specifications (as designed)

See also

References