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    Default Lippisch P.12 X-Plane

    From the old files with a few updates. Lippisch designed the ME163 Comet, this was one of his other designs that would have used a single turbojet instead of a rocket motor.
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    Default Re: Lippisch P.12 X-Plane

    Really nice work Gray, I love your clouds !

    Truly innovative design, did they flew this model?

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    Default Re: Lippisch P.12 X-Plane

    Thanks, Mark. This design never left the drawing board.

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    Default Re: Lippisch P.12 X-Plane

    WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Get these printed very large and be proud of what you do,which I am sure you are.

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    Default Re: Lippisch P.12 X-Plane

    Thanks, behzad. Nice of you to say that.

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    Default Re: Lippisch P.12 X-Plane

    Great drawing Gray. If that was flying today I'm sure it would have been reported as "I've just seen a UFO"

    Stygg

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    Default Re: Lippisch P.12 X-Plane

    As usual I love it. Too bad it never got off the drawing board. Probably difficult to fly a design that is only a design on paper.
    Larry a.k.a wizard509

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    Default Re: Lippisch P.12 X-Plane

    Quote Originally Posted by wizard509 View Post
    As usual I love it. Too bad it never got off the drawing board. Probably difficult to fly a design that is only a design on paper.
    The plane is very similar to the ME163 Comet (with a different propulsion method, the wings are enlarged to a familiar v-wing shape) which did go into limited production and was the fastest aircraft in service during WW2. The Comet had a number of challenging issues - dangerous on take-off, dangerous on landing, it's high speed meant shooting at allied planes was a problem ( it didn't take long for the plane to cover the range of the guns, so little time to aim accurately).

    The Germans were superb engineers. Still are.

    The Comet:

    https://www.google.com/search?q=me16...haAElzxpxdU4M:



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    Default Re: Lippisch P.12 X-Plane

    Stygg, I think they called UFO's Foo fighters back then when they didn't recognize them.
    Larry, I think they were dangerous aircraft to fly, especially the rocket powered ones of the time.
    Paul, good description of the Comet. Many of the German aeronautical designs ended up in 50's jets in other countries after the war, like the wings on the F86 Sabre.
    Thanks all.

 

 

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