This Lippisch project
dates from July 22, 1941 after Alexander Lippisch and his design team moved
to the Messerschmitt A.G. in Augsburg in early 1939. The overall design was
for a tailless aircraft, with a swept wing (approximately 35 degrees); the
overall plan resembled the later Me 163 rocket-powered fighter. The fuselage
held the fuel tanks and a 1500 kg (3307 lbs) thrust HWK rocket engine was
mounted in the rear fuselage. A pressurized cockpit was contained in the
aircraft's extreme nose, and the pilot faced the front in a prone position.
Up to six MG 151/20 20mm cannon were mounted around the nose of this aircraft.
Landing was to be accomplished on a retractable skid, as was later done on
the Me 163. This design went no further than the preliminary design phase,
but the Me 163 was later produced and used operationally.
View Marek Rys' Lippisch Li P.01-117 Luft Art images
Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Weight |
9.0 m 29' 6" |
7.65 m 25' 1" |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Manufacturer | Scale | Material | Notes |
A&V | 1/72 | Resin, Photoetch & Decals | Includes small three-wheeled launch trolley |