The Messerschmitt P.1106 was a proposed German

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project near the end of

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. It was intended as an improvement to the

Messerschmitt P.1101 The Messerschmitt P.1101 was a single-seat, single- jet fighter project of World War II, developed as part of the 15 July 1944 Emergency Fighter Program which sought a second generation of jet fighters for the Third Reich. A prominent feature ...

History

The Messerschmitt P.1106 went through several redesigns; the first version had a

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with the

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faired into the

vertical stabilizer A vertical stabilizer or tail fin is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft. The term is commonly applied to the assembly of both this fixed surface and one or more movable rudders hinged to it. Their role is to provide control, sta ...

, and the later design having a

V-tail The V-tail or ''Vee-tail'' (sometimes called a butterfly tail or Rudlicki's V-tailGudmundsson S. (2013). "General Aviation Aircraft Design: Applied Methods and Procedures" (Reprint). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 489. , 9780123973290) of an aircraft ...

with the cockpit moved slightly forward. The wings of each design were swept back at 40 degrees. The planned powerplant was a

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engine, and armament was to be two 30 mm

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s. The project was abandoned since the performance of the P.1101 had not been improved on, and the 1106 cockpit had poor visibility.Luft - Messerschmitt P.1106
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