BLOHM & VOSS BV P.208.03

The Blohm und Voss P.208 was a project by a German interceptor from the end of World War II. The machine has never been tested or entered into serial production. Interestingly, it was assumed that the plane would be powered by a piston engine - in the P.208.03 version it was supposed to be the Daimler-Benz DB603L. The plane would probably be about 9.2 meters long with a wingspan of 12.08 meters. The armament of the machine would probably consist of 20 and 30 mm cannons. The top speed would be around 800 km / h. The design of the Blohm und Voss P.208 aircraft was developed by Richard Vogt and assumed the creation of an aircraft with an unusual aerodynamic system using a pushing rather than a pulling propeller and an avant-garde wing structure, which, however, could be perfect for high-speed flights. In total, three variants of this design were created. The first one (P.208.01) assumed the use of the Junkers Jumo 222 engine, the second one with slightly changed wings compared to the first one assumed the use of the Argus As 413 engine. N. The machine, however, never entered mass production in any of its versions.Blohm und Voss P.208 was a project of a German fighter from the Second World War. The drive - in the P.208 03 version - was supposed to be provided by a single Daimler-Benz DB603L engine. The on-board armament was probably to consist of three Mk.108 30 mm cannons. The machine has never been tested, much less entered mass production. The first works on the Blohm und Voss P.208 project began at the turn of 1943-1944, and were carried out by a team of engineers led by Richard Vogt. The new plane was characterized by many unusual solutions: first of all, it used a pushing propeller, not a pulling one. It also had wings with a large slant, with elements of the so-called seagull wings. From the very beginning, it was also designed as a machine with a high rate of climb and the highest possible speed. Interestingly, the Blohm und Voss P.208 project used a classic piston engine, not a jet engine. In total, three variants of this aircraft were created, with the markings: P.208 01, P.208 02 and P.208 03. They differed from each other mainly in the power units used. The project was never implemented, but was used to develop the Blohm und Voss P.209 machine.