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Ta 183 Huckebein
Focke-Wulf · Fighter/Interceptor · Germany · Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
The Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein was a design for a jet-powered fighter aircraft intended as the successor to the Messerschmitt Me 262 and other day fighters in Luftwaffe service during World War II. It had been developed only to the extent of wind tunnel models when the war ended, but the basic design was further developed postwar in Argentina as the FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II. The name Huckebein is a reference to a trouble-making raven from an illustrated story in 1867 by Wilhelm Busch.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Focke-Wulf
- Operator
- Luftwaffe
- Primary Role
- Fighter/Interceptor
- Status
- Terminated by the end of the war
- Engine
- 1× turbojet
- Thrust / Power
- 13 kN
- Length (ft)
- 31
- Wingspan (ft)
- 33
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 6239
- MTOW (lb)
- 9480
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 45932
- Max Speed (mph)
- 593
- Armament
- Guns: 4 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannon; Bombs: 500 kg (1,102 lb) of bombs; Missiles: 4 × Ruhrstahl X-4 Wire Guided AAMs; Hardpoints: 4