Blohm & Voss BV P.211.02 Luft '46 Entry

This Blohm und Voss project was based on an earlier back-swept wing design, and was submitted for the Volksjäger competition. The Volksjäger competition was held to find a fighter project that would use a minimum of strategic materials, be suitable for rapid mass production and have a performance equal to the best piston engined fighters of the time. On September 8, 1944, the design requirement was issued to Arado, Blohm & Voss, Focke-Wulf, Junkers, Heinkel and Messerschmitt.The new fighter also needed to weigh no more than 2000 kg (4410 lbs), have a maximum speed of 750 km/h (457 mph), a minimum endurance of 30 minutes, a takeoff distance of 500 m (1604') and it was to use the BMW 003 turbojet.
The Blohm & Voss BV P.211.02 was designed by Dr. Richard Vogt, and was to be constructed of 58% steel, 23% wood, 13% Aluminum and 6% remaining materails. It had an unswept shoulder mounted wing, and a single BMW 003A-1 jet engine exhausted beneath the tail unit, which was mounted on a boom behind the fuselage. The proposed armament was to be two MK 108 30mm cannon with 60 rounds each. Although the Blohm & Voss BV P.211.02 was judged as the best design, the He P.1073 (which became the He 162) was awarded a contract due to the fact that it needed less man hours for construction, and that it utilized the Bf 109 undercarriage legs.

Andreas Otte's BV P.211.02 art images.....

Blohm & Voss BV P.211.02 Dimensions
Span	Length	Height (at canopy top)	Height (overall)	Track width	Wing Area	Wing Width
7.6 m 24' 11"	8.06 m 26' 6"	2.43 m 8' 0"	3.3 m 10' 10"	1.7 m 5' 7"	12.87 m² 138.53 ft²	1.7 m 5' 7"

Blohm & Voss BV P.211.02 Weights
Airframe	Engine	Equipment	Armament	Armor	Fuel	Crew	Ammo	Empty Weight	Takeoff Weight
1150 kg 2535 lbs	690 kg 1521 lbs	250 kg 551 lbs	208 kg 459 lbs	140 kg 309 lbs	750 kg 1653 lbs	100 kg 220 lbs	70 kg 154 lbs	2480 kg 5467 lbs	3400 kg 7496 lbs

Blohm & Voss BV P.211.02 Performances
	Max. Speed	Climb Rate	Cruising Speed	Range	Takeoff Speed	Landing Speed
@ 0 km	705 km/h 438 mph	14.05 m/sec 46 ft/sec	404 km/h 251 mph	345 km 214 miles	150 km/h 93.21 mph	150 km/h 93.21 mph
@ 3 km	744 km/h 462 mph	10.15 m/sec 33 ft/sec
@ 6 km	767 km/h 477 mph	6.6 m.sec 22 ft/sec	472 km/h 293 mph	550 km 342 miles
@ 9 km	746 km/h 464 mph	2.46 m/sec 8 ft/sec	528 km/h 328 mph	720 km 447 miles

Blohm & Voss BV P.211.02 Models
Manufacturer	Scale	Material	Notes
CzechMaster	1/72	Resin
Special Hobby	1/72	Injected, Photoetch & decals
Planet	1/48	Resin & Decals

Cockpit
Equipment

Ammunition
Drums

Original factory drawings of some of the BV P.211.02 components
Click on the image to the right to see a larger view

Above: Wing profile and control surfaces

Below: steel air-intake/fuselage load-bearing structure

This is the steel air-intake/fuselage load-bearing structure for the BV P.211.02, which as you can see was actually built!
Left: The air intake is on the left, the engine would attach at the right end of the bottom, round pipe.
Right: On the left is the fuselage structure, with the wing attachment point clearly visible. The cockpit would be located above the rounded air intake to the right.

A simple cutaway view of the BV P.211.02

Above color images from:
Geheimprojekte der Luftwaffe: Jagdflugzeuge (left) & Luftwaffe Secret Projects: Fighters (right)