Messerschmitt Me 329

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Me 329
Type	Zerstorer
Manufacturer	Messerschmitt
Status	Design
Primary user	Luftwaffe
Number built	0
Developed from	Messerschmitt Me 265

The Messerschmitt Me 329 was a design project for a heavy fighter and attack aircraft developed by Messerschmitt towards the end of World War II. It was a competitor and possible successor to the Me 410.

Like the Me 265, the Me 329 used an advanced flying wing design. Other advanced touches included the pilot and navigator sitting tandem in a broad bubble canopy, and a remote-controlled rear gun in the tail.

In spite of the futuristic design the improvement in performance over the Me 410 was marginal. Development received a low priority, and while a full-scale glider mock-up was tested in the winter of 1944/5, work on the project was cancelled shortly after the beginning of 1945.

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.715 m ()
• Wingspan: 17.50 m ()
• Height: 4.74 m ()
• Wing area: 55.00 m2 ()
• Empty weight: 6,950 kg ()
• Loaded weight: 12,150 kg ()

Performance

• Maximum speed: 685 km/h at 7,000 m
• Range: 2,520 km ()
• Service ceiling: 12,500 m ()

Armament

• 2xMG151/20,
• 4x MK 108,
• 1x MK 114 forward firing in fuselage nose
• 1x MG151/20 cannon rearward-firing
• internal bomb load of up to 1,000 kg

[edit] References

• Luftwaffe Secret Projects - Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft, D. Herwig & H. Rode, ISBN 1-85780-150-4
• www.luft46.com on Me 329

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Related development

• Messerschmitt Me 265

Comparable aircraft

• Messerschmitt Me 210
• Messerschmitt Me 410

Designation sequence

Ju 322 - Me 323 - Me 328 - Me 329 - Fa 330 - DFS 331 - DFS 332

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany