The Heinkel He P.1079 was a projected German
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 ...
all weather jet fighter designed by
Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in the closing stages of World War II.
The aircraft was only a design; it was not produced.
Design and development
In 1945, the
German Air Ministry requested new designs for a new generation of jet fighters such as the
Horten Ho 229
The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 (or Gotha Go 229 for extensive re-design work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) was a German prototype fighter/bomber initially designed by Reimar and Walter Horten to be built ...
and
Focke Wulf Ta 183. One of these designs was the Heinkel He P.1079. The initial design, known as the P.1079A, was a V-tail night fighter with wings that featured a 35 degree
sweepback. The second and third designs were flying wings with a single vertical fin which replaced the V-tail of the P.1079A. The P.1079.B2 was a completely
tailless flying wing. None of the three designs were ever produced, with development work ceasing at the end of World War II.
Variants
;He P.1079A
Initial design with 35 degree swept wings and a V-tail. Intended to be powered by
Heinkel HeS 011
The Heinkel HeS 011 or Heinkel-Hirth 109-011 ''(HeS - Heinkel Strahltriebwerke)'' was an advanced World War II jet engine built by Heinkel-Hirth. It featured a unique compressor arrangement, starting with a low-compression impeller in the intake ...
turbojet
The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine has an air inlet which includes inlet guide vanes, a compressor, a combustion chamber, an ...
s.
;He P.1079B
Second design had a vertical tail and
gull wing
The gull wing is an aircraft wing configuration, known also as ''Pulaski wings'', with a prominent bend in the wing inner section towards the wing root. Its name is derived from the seabirds which it resembles. Numerous aircraft have incorpora ...
s. This was the single-seat, all weather, heavy fighter with the same intended engines as the P.1079A.
;He P.1079B-2 (Entwurf II)
Last design of the He P.1079 and the tailless version; the wings were swept back sharply. This design could accommodate six fuel tanks in the wings. No evidence was found the design was submitted to the RLM.
Specifications (Projected - He P1079A)
See also
References
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World War II fighter aircraft of Germany
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World War II jet aircraft of Germany