Lippisch P.13

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The Lippisch P.13 was a 1942 design for a high-speed bomber aircraft by Josef Hubert. Of highly unconventional configuration, it was a tail-less, swept-wing design with an engine and propeller mounted at both the front and rear of the aircraft. A large ventral fin gave it an almost cruciform cross-section.

At the time of the P.13's design, Hubert was working in Dr Alexander Lippisch's department at Messerschmitt; when Lippisch left the firm in April 1943, the department was dissolved and its designs (including the P.13) were abandoned.

The similarly-named Lippisch P.13a and P.13b were completely unrelated projects, undertaken after Lippisch's relocation to Vienna.

[edit] Specifications (P.13, as designed)

[edit] General characteristics

  • Crew: one, pilot
  • Length: 9.40 m (30 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.80 m (42 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 5.10 m (16 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: m² ( ft²)
  • Empty: kg ( lb)
  • Loaded: kg ( lb)
  • Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
  • Powerplant: 2x Daimler-Benz DB 605B engines, 1,100 kW (1,475 hp) each

[edit] Performance

  • Maximum speed: km/h ( mph)
  • Range: km ( miles)
  • Service ceiling: m ( ft)
  • Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
  • Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
  • Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

[edit] Armament

  • 1x bomb

[edit] References

[edit] Related content

Related development: Lippisch DM-1

Comparable aircraft: Dornier Do 335

Designation sequence: P.10 - P.11 - P.12 - P.13/P.13a/P.13b - P.14 - P.15 - P.20