     The Focke-Wolfe TA 183 Emergency Fighter

Announcing the winner of the RLM Emergency Fighter
Requirement:  The Focke-Wolfe TA 183.  The Emergency Fighter
Requirement went out in August, 1944, for a single seat jet
fighter based on the HeS 011A turbojet.  March 1945: The
Focke-Wolfe "Huckebein" (Raven) is declared the winner, and
is immediately ordered into production.  Had the war
continued, these jets would have certainly been built.
Barely larger than the Me163, it somewhat resembled a MiG 15
fighter (and the Me P.1101, another entry in the competition)
with a circular jet inlet in the nose and swept back wings.
Armament was 2 or 4 MK108 cannon, with 2 guns having 100
r.p.g. and the 4 cannon version having only room for 360
rounds.  The requirement specified the capability to carry a
single 1102 pound bomb, which would have been recessed under
the centerline.  Top speed was 590 M.P.H. at 22,970 feet,
with a ceiling of 45,930 feet.

The exterior graphics are that of the Me163.  The plane also
utilizes a modified cockpit of the He162 <Grin> that is
accessed directly from the TA183.EXP file.
This plane represents the 4xMk108 version, and I left on the
R4Ms as an option, as they would have been a logical follow-
on development.

Created by Gregory M. "Sturmer" Smith






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