Messerschmitt Me 265
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The Messerschmitt Me 265 was a design project for a Zerstorer (heavy fighter) produced by leading German
aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt
in World War II
.
. It was also known as the Lippisch Li P 10.
The Me 265 was an aerodynamically advanced design, using a tailless delta-shaped flying wing
and two pusher
propellers built into the wing. The two-man crew sat back-to-back in the cockpit. It was powered by two Daimler-Benz DB 603
liquid-cooled, 12 cylinder piston engines, each engine producing 1,750 hp. These engines were mounted in a pusher configuration.
Ultimately, the design of the Me 265/Li P 10 was rejected in favour of the more conventional Me 410
, which re-used a greater proportion of Me 210 components and could be brought into production more quickly.
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in World War II
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Design
The Me 265 was designed in 1942, and intended to replace the failing Me 210Messerschmitt Me 210
The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft of World War II. The Me 210 was designed to replace the Bf 110 in heavy fighter role; design started before the opening of World War II. The first examples of the Me 210 were ready in 1939, but they proved to have poor...
. It was also known as the Lippisch Li P 10.
The Me 265 was an aerodynamically advanced design, using a tailless delta-shaped flying wing
Flying wing
A flying wing is a tailless fixed-wing aircraft which has no definite fuselage, with most of the crew, payload and equipment being housed inside the main wing structure....
and two pusher
Pusher configuration
In a craft with a pusher configuration the propeller are mounted behind their respective engine. According to Bill Gunston, a "pusher propeller" is one mounted behind engine so that drive shaft is in compression...
propellers built into the wing. The two-man crew sat back-to-back in the cockpit. It was powered by two Daimler-Benz DB 603
Daimler-Benz DB 603
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liquid-cooled, 12 cylinder piston engines, each engine producing 1,750 hp. These engines were mounted in a pusher configuration.
Ultimately, the design of the Me 265/Li P 10 was rejected in favour of the more conventional Me 410
Messerschmitt Me 410
The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse was a German heavy fighter and Schnellbomber used by Luftwaffe during World War II. Though essentially a straightforward modification of the Me 210, it was designated the Me 410 to avoid association with its notoriously flawed predecessor.-Design and...
, which re-used a greater proportion of Me 210 components and could be brought into production more quickly.