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Focke Wulf Ta 152 with Jumo 222 engine conversion set
Product Description
| The Focke Wulf Ta 152 with Jumo 222 engine was a projected improved version of the famous Kurt Tank’s fighter. The Junkers Jumo 222 engine planned for installation in the Ta 152 had already played a decisive role in the ill-fated “Bomber-B Program” Earmarked for the Ju 288, successor of the Ju 88, the engine was never put into large-scale production. The jumo 222 was a liquid-cooled, 24 cylinders radial engine with a displacement of 49.85 liters and produced 2,900 HP for take-off with MW 50 injection. This engine planned ofr the Tank´s fighter supposed to drive a Junkers VS-19 propeller (four-bladed propeller with wooden blades, diameter 3, 60 mts.). The plane would be fitted with two fuselage-mounted 20 mmMG 151/20 cannon, placed atop of the cowling, plus two 30 mm MK 108 cannon in wing roots. This fighter remained as a pure development project. |
