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P.15
Model of the Li P.15 Diana
General information
Type	Fighter
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Lippisch
Designer	Alexander Lippisch
Status	Cancelled
Number built	None
History
Developed from	Messerschmitt Me 163

The Lippisch P.15 was a proposed World War II German fighter aircraft.

Development

Alexander Lippisch designed it after inspecting the new Heinkel He 162 which he thought could be improved. The redesigned He 162 composed of the nose section of the Heinkel 162, the wings and tail of the Me 163C, a newly designed rear fuselage, and landing gear adapted from the Bf 109.

Power was to be supplied by a single Heinkel HeS 011 A turbojet contained within the rear fuselage, which was fed by two intakes buried in the wing roots.

Though the full-scale plane was never actually built, modelers can purchase a Radio Control model version.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 10.08 m (33 ft 1 in)
Powerplant: 1 × Heinkel HeS 011 turbojet engine, 12.7 kN (2,900 lbf) thrust

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (620 mph, 540 kn)

Armament

Guns: 2x 20 mm MG 151/20 autocannon in the wing and 2x 30 mm MK 108 cannon in the forward fuselage sides

References

Griehl, p. 89
"Freewing Lippisch P.15 64mm EDF Jet - PNP [FJ11011P] Motion RC". Motion RC. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

Bibliography

Griehl, Manfred (1998). Jet Planes of the Third Reich, the Secret Projects. Vol. One. Sturbridge, Massachusetts: Monogram Publications. ISBN 0-914144-36-7.

External links

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