Fieseler Fi 166

German jet fighter project
Fi 166
Role Vertical-launched jet fighter
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer Fieseler
Designer Erich Bachem
Status Project only
Number built None

In the early 1940s, Erich Bachem, Fieseler Aircraft's technical manager, developed two designs for a rocket-launched fighter that could reach high altitudes quicker than conventional fighters.

Design one

Design one involved a straight-winged jet fighter powered by two Jumo 004 jet engines. It would be launched upright by liquid-fuel rockets. After attaining an altitude of 3660 meters, the rocket would burn out, disconnect and return to Earth via parachute for re-use. The fighter would then engage Allied bombers before landing as a conventional airplane.[citation needed]

See also

  • Bachem Ba 349 Natter, a similar point-defense interceptor designed by Erich Bachem which achieved test flights (1945)

References

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Post-349 (non-sequential)
  • 1 Not assigned
  • 2 Unofficial/proposed
  • 3 Assigned, but not used before RLM was dissolved
  • 4 Assigned to captured aircraft
  • 5 Unconfirmed
  • 6 Propaganda/cover designation

Note: Official RLM designations had the prefix "8-", but this was usually dropped and replaced with the manufacturer's prefix.