Kevin Wafer's Hs P.135 art images
Henschel submitted this design (which they had previously independently
designed) for the 1944 Luftwaffe high-command specification for a single-seat
fighter to be powered by a HeS 011 turbojet. This aircraft design was intended
to achieve better high speed performance through the reduction of air resistance.
The aircraft was tailless and featured an innovative wing design, still
found on aircraft today, a compound swept wing with the angle of sweep
sharply reduced near the wingtip. This has the effect of reducing turbulance
by spreading out the compression effect along the length of the wing as
Mach speed was approached, enabling the aircraft to carry more weight at
higher speed. The fuselage was thus thicker in both height and width, as
well as heavier, which made the aircraft more structurally sound without
adversely affecting performance. Four MK 108 30mm cannon were the projected
armament.
Kevin Wafer's Hs P.135 art images
Span: 9.2 m (30' 2.5") Length: 7.75 m (25' 5.4") Max. Speed: 985 km/h (612 mph)