Focke-Wulf (Tank) Ta-154A-1
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Moskito |
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| Type | Heavy
Night Fighter |
Crew | 2 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Focke Wulf Flugzeugbau
GmbH |
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| Production | 50 (with 12 prototypes and 3 de preserie a/c) |
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| Prototype first flight | 1 July 1943 |
Introduction | 1944 |
| Variants | |||
| Ta-154A-0 | |||
| Ta-154A-1 | The A-1 was a two-seat day fighter. | ||
| Ta-154A-2 | The A-2 was a single-seat day fighter. | ||
| Ta-154A-3 | The A-3 was a two-seat trainer based on the A-1. | ||
| Ta-154A-4 | The A-4 was a two-seat night fighter and would have been the main initial production version. It was to be armed with two 30mm MK 108 and two 20mm MG 151 cannon firing forwards, and possibly an obliquely mounted MK 108. | ||
| Ta-154B-1 | The B-series was to be powered by the Jumo 211N engine, and have metal nose sections in an attempt to improve the strength of the main fuselage. The B-1 was to have been a two-seat night fighter similar to the A-4. Work on the B-series was cancelled on 3 December 1943. | ||
| Ta-154B-2 | The B-2 was to have been a single-seat day fighter similar to the A-2, but with a sliding canopy. | ||
| Ta-154C-1 | The C series were to be powered by the Jumo 213A engine and have a metal nose. The seating was raised to improve visibility, and the fuselage was extended by 3ft 7 ¼ to provide extra fuel space and balance out the heavier nose. It was to be produced in three versions. The C-1 was to be a two-seat night fighter. Although no C-series aircraft were completed, a number of prototypes were built with the Jumo 213 engines, including work numbers 100008 (V8), 100009 (V10), 120001 (V22) and 120003 (V23), while V20 and V21 were also prototypes for the series. |
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| Ta-154C-2 | The C-2 was to be a single
seat day fighter and fighter-bomber. It was abandoned in May 1944. |
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| Ta-154C-3 | The C-3 was originally designed as a two-seat reconnaissance aircraft, but in the spring of 1944 it was finalised as a two-seat day fighter. | ||
| Ta-154C-4 | The C-4 was a proposal for a two-seat fighter bomber, abandoned by the end of 1943. | ||
| Ta-154D-1/D-2 | The D-1 and D-2 were to have been high-altitude fighters. They were redesignated as the Ta 254, but none were completed. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 12.45 m (without radar antenna) |
Empty Weight | 6600 kg |
| Wingspan | 16 m |
Loaded Weight | 8930 kg |
| Height | 3.5 m |
Max takeoff weight | 9550 kg |
| Wing area | 32.4 m² |
Wing loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Fuselage sides | 2 × 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108
cannons |
Ammunition Carried |
2 x 110 |
| Secondary Guns | Fuselage sides | 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 220 |
| Bombs | - |
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| Rockets | - |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Junkers Jumo 213E |
Type & Displacement | V-12 inverted liquid-cooled,
35 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1320
hp each |
Power/Weight Ratio | 295.63 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 1500 l in
two fuselage tanks
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 650 km/h
at 7090 m |
Cruise Speed | 415 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 10900 m |
| Rate of Climb | 15 m/s |
Range | 1365 km , 1860 km km with drop tanks |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
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