Since BMW was heavily involved with the production of the BMW jet engines
(BMW 003 and BMW 018), the development of new designs was handled by EZS,
a subsidiary of BMW. Four designs that emphasized simplicity and ease of
construction were submitted, under the direction of engineer Dr. Huber,
on November 3, 1944.
The fourth and
last design was substantially larger than the first three designs. This
was due in part to the much larger BMW 018 turbojet that was to be fitted
to this project. The jet engine was mounted within the fuselage beneath
the wings. It was fed by a short air duct from the nose, and exhausted
beneath the long tail boom, which featured a normal fin and rudder. The
tailplanes were mounted high, about half way up the fin. The landing gear
was a tricycle design; the front gear retracted to the rear and the main
gear retracted inwards. A single pilot sat in a cockpit located in the
nose and above the air duct to the engine. Armament was to consist of two
MK 108 30mm cannon.
Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Takeoff Weight |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 60 m²
645.8 ft² |
10600 kg
23369 lbs |
There are no models of the BMW Strahljäger Projekt 1 available at the present time |