Heinkel He P.1078C This design was submitted to the Jgernotprogram (Emergency Fighter Program ) at the end of 1944.

The Messerschmitt Me 262 twin jet fighter was beginning to enter combat, but a second generation of jet fighters were wanted, one that wou ld take advantage of the (soon to be produced) Heinkel Hirth He S 011 turbojet e ngine. Specifications were issued by the OKL (Luftwaffe High Command), and Heink el entered their He P.1078C fighter design in the competition for a development or production contract. The Heinkel He P.1078C had a short, squat fuselage (all metal constructi on), which contained the single He S 011 jet engine. This engine was fed by a sq uarish air intake in the fuselage nose, which then led to the engine via a flatt ened air duct. The wings were constructed of wood (to save weight and resources) and contained the entire fuel supply of 1450 liters (383 gallons) and were unpr otected. Featuring a large dihedral, the P.1078C's wings were swept back at 40 d egrees and its wing tips were angled downwards. The downward turned wing tips we re chosen because it was felt that they would have less influence on the critica l Mach number of the wing and have better roll damping than vertical fins. The main landing gear retracted forwards into the fuselage sides, and the nose gear retracted to the rear and rotated 90 degrees in order to lay flat beneath the ai r duct. A single Heinkel Hirth He S 011 turbojet was mounted in the fuselage rea r, and provided 1300 kg (2866 lbs) of thrust. Planned armament at this time con sisted of two MK 108 30mm cannon with 100 rounds for each gun, placed on each si de of the fuselage below the cockpit. After all aircraft designs were submitted for the Jgernotprogram (Emergen cy Fighter Program), some criticism was made of the Heinkel He P.1078C design, m ainly concern was expressed about the unprotected fuel tanks in the wings and th e short fuselage shape, which in their opinion made it ill-suited for high speed s. Misgivings were also expressed about the wing shape. Heinkel dropped all work on the P.1078C after the February 27-28, 1945 meeting. A decision was made to concentrate more on the Fw Ta 183, Ju EF128, Me P.1110 and Bv P.212 designs. View Ronnie Olsthoorn's He P.1078C images Heinkel He P.1078C Dimensions Span Length Fuselage Length Height Track Width Wing Area Total Area

Heinkel He P.1078C Weights Empty Equi 8641 lbs 3120 kg 6878 lbs 220 kg/m 9.0 m 29' 6" 6.1 m 20' 0" 5.13 m 16' 10" 2.35 m 7' 8" 1.8 m 5' 11" 17.8 m 191.6 ft 51.3 m 522.2 ft Heinkel He P.1078C Weights Empty Equipped Takeoff Landing Wing Loading

2454 kg 5410 lbs 3232 lbs 8641 lbs 6878 lbs 45 lbs/

1466 kg 3920 kg 3120 kg 220 kg/m