Junkers EF 009

Legitimacy of German projects

After the surrender of Nazi Germany several of the secret or unfinished projects of German military aircraft gained wide publicity. Also certain postwar planes such as the Bell X-5, F-86 Sabre or the MiG-15 were deemed to have been based on the pioneering work of World War II German aircraft designers. German aircraft manufacturers such as Henschel in Kassel had their archives destroyed in the course of the Allied bombing of the Third Reich at the end of World War II. Hence some of the late Henschel projects that were recreated later are based on documents found in other locations or on second-hand sources and not on the original Henschel technical drawings.

Arado

(Arado Flugzeugwerke GmbH)

Arado Ar 198

Arado Ar 240

Arado Ar 532 - planned enlarged four-engine version of Ar 432

Arado Ar 632 - planned enlarged four-engine version of Ar 432

Arado E.300

Arado E.310

Arado E.340 Medium bomber

Arado E.370

Arado E.371

Arado E.375

Arado E.380 Arado Ar 196 with folding wings

Arado E.381 I - Parasite fighter

Arado E.381 II - Parasite fighter

Arado E.381 III - Parasite fighter

Arado E.385

Arado E.390

Arado E.395 Swept wing jet bomber (Reference: German Air Projects vol. 3 1935-1945, Marek Rys)

Arado E.396

Arado E.401

Arado E.430

Arado E.432

Arado E.433

Arado E.440

Arado E.441

Bachem

(Bachem-Werke GmbH)

Bachem Ba 349 Natter

Ba BP 20 - (Manned Flak Rocket) First versions of Ba 349, some unable to take off vertically, with fixed landing gear and solid nose for flight testing

Blohm & Voss

Blohm & Voss Ha 139 - Seaplane transport

Blohm & Voss Ha 140 - Seaplane prototype

Blohm & Voss BV 141 - Reconnaissance aircraft, previously designated as Ha 141

Blohm & Voss Ha 142 - long-range maritime patrol/transport

Blohm & Voss BV 143 - Glide bomb (prototype)

Blohm & Voss BV 144 - Prototype passenger transport (1944)

Blohm & Voss BV 155 - high-altitude interceptor developed from the Me 155 (1944)

Blohm & Voss BV 237 - dive bomber, ground attack

Blohm & Voss BV 238 - prototype flying boat

Blohm & Voss BV 40 - Glider fighter

Blohm & Voss BV 138 - Flying boat

Blohm & Voss BV 246 - guided glide bomb

Blohm & Voss BV 726 - jet powered version of P 200

Blohm & Voss BV 950 - Air to surface anti shipping missile.

Blohm & Voss L 10 - Low-speed variant of the BV 950

Blohm & Voss L 11 - High-speed variant of the BV 950

Blohm & Voss BV 250 Land version of BV 238 (Reference: German Air Projects vol. 3 1935-1945, Marek Rys)

BMW

(Bayerische Motoren-Werke GmbH)

BMW Flugelrad

BMW Strahlbomber I Swept wing tailless jet bomber (Reference: German Air Projects vol. 3 1935-1945, Marek Rys)

BMW Strahlbomber II Swept wing tailless jet bomber (Reference: German Air Projects vol. 3 1935-1945, Marek Rys)

BMW Schnellbomber I Swept wing turboprop bomber (Reference: German Air Projects vol. 3 1935-1945, Marek Rys)

BMW Schnellbomber II forward swept wing turboprop bomber (Reference: German Air Projects vol. 3 1935-1945, Marek Rys)

BMW Strahljäger I

BMW Strahljäger II

BMW Strahljäger III

BMW Strahljäger IV

Daimler-Benz

(Daimler-Benz)

Daimler-Benz Trägerflugzeug - Giant carrier aircraft designed to carry either the Schnellbomber or SO Flugzeug, project (dubbed Projekt A and B by Nowarra 1993)

Daimler-Benz Schnellbomber - parasite jet bomber (designs with twin-tail and V-tail configurations) carried by Trägerflugzeug.

Daimler-Benz SO Flugzeug - parasite manned missile carried by Trägerflugzeug. Possible suicide craft as escape downwards near target nearly impossible at speed.

Dornier

(Dornier Werke GmbH)

Dornier Do 10 Test-bed fighter

Dornier Do 13

Dornier Do 19 four-engine heavy bomber, Ural bomber design candidate

Dornier Do 29 proposed heavy fighter

Dornier Do 214 Transport flying boat (project)

Dornier Do 216

Dornier Do 317 medium bomber, Bomber B candidate

Dornier Do 335Z

Dornier Do 435

Dornier Do 535

Dornier Do 635 (Junkers Ju 635) development of Dornier Do 335 project; also known as Do 335Z

Dornier P.59

Dornier P.174

Dornier P.192

Dornier P.231

Dornier P.232

Dornier P.237

Dornier P.238 high-altitude version of Do 335

Dornier P.247

Dornier P.252

Dornier P.254

Dornier P.256

DFS

(Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug)

DFS 39 - Lippisch-designed tailless research aircraft

DFS 40 - Lippisch-designed tail-less research aircraft

DFS 194 - Rocket-powered research aircraft, forerunner of Me 163

DFS 228 - Rocket-powered reconnaissance aircraft (2 prototypes)

DFS 332 - twin-fuselage experimental aircraft

DFS 346 Supersonic research aircraft (incomplete prototype only)

DFS Bombensegler - "bomb-carrying glider"

DFS Eber ("Wild Boar") - Armed ramming interceptor

Fieseler

(Gerhard Fieseler Werke GmbH)

Fieseler Fi 157 unmanned anti-aircraft target drone

Fieseler Fi 166 vertical-launched jet fighter

Fieseler Fi 168 projected ground attack aircraft

Fieseler Fi 333 prototype transport aircraft

Fieseler Fi 356

Flettner

(Flettner Flugzeugbau GmbH / Anton Flettner G.m.b.H.)

Flettner Fl 184 night reconnaissance/ASW autogyro

Flettner Fl 185 gyrodyne

Flettner Fl 265 experimental helicopter

Flettner Fl 339 Reconnaissance helicopter

Focke-Achgelis

(Focke-Achgelis & Co. GmbH)

Focke-Achgelis Fa 224 paper-only sports version of Focke-Wulf Fw 61

Focke-Achgelis Fa 225 rotary wing assault glider prototype

Focke-Achgelis Fa 269 tiltrotor VTOL aircraft

Focke-Achgelis Fa 283

Focke-Achgelis Fa 284 proposed heavy transport helicopter

Focke-Achgelis Fa 325 Krabbe paper-only rotary wing transport

Focke-Achgelis Fa 336 proposed powered version of Fa 330

Focke-Wulf

(Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau GmbH)

Focke Rochen

Focke-Wulf Fw 42 twin-engine medium bomber developed from the F 19

Focke-Wulf Fw 57 heavy fighter-bomber prototype

Focke-Wulf Ta 153

Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito night fighter prototype

Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein (Entwurf V) - "Third-generation" jet fighter

Focke-Wulf Fw 188 prototype reconnaissance aircraft

Focke-Wulf Fw 191 Bomber B medium bomber program entry

Focke-Wulf Fw 206 - planned twin-engine airliner

Focke-Wulf Fw 238 long-range bomber (project)

Focke-Wulf Fw 249 large transport aircraft (project); officially designated as Project 195

Focke-Wulf Ta 254 proposed development of Ta 154

Focke-Wulf Fw 261 very long-range maritime bomber; designation used in-house at Focke-Wulf and not an RLM designation

Focke-Wulf Fw 300 proposed long-range airliner/transport/reconnaissance/ASW aircraft; a replacement for the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor airliner

Focke-Wulf Ta 400 six-engine, trans-Atlantic range Amerikabomber design competitor

Gotha

( Gothaer Waggonfabrik)

Gotha Projekt P 35

Gotha Projekt P 39

Gotha Projekt P 40B

Gotha Projekt P 45

Gotha Projekt P 46

Gotha Projekt P 47

Gotha Projekt P 50/I

Gotha Projekt P 50/II

Gotha Projekt P 52

Gotha Projekt P 53

Gotha Projekt P 56

Gotha Projekt P 58

Gotha Projekt P 60

Gotha Projekt P 3001

Gotha Projekt P 3002

Gotha Projekt P 8001

Gotha Projekt P 9001

Gotha Projekt P 9007

Gotha Projekt P 10003

Gotha Projekt P 11001

Gotha Projekt P 12001

Gotha Projekt P 14002

Gotha Projekt P 14012

Gotha Projekt P 16001

Gotha Projekt P 17002

Gotha Projekt P 20001

Heinkel

(Ernst Heinkel A.G.)

Heinkel He 119 Experimental reconnaissance bomber

Heinkel He 176 Rocket-powered experimental aircraft (prototype), First manned liquid-fueled rocket aircraft to fly

Heinkel He 177B first proposal for a four-engined version of the He 177A, three prototypes completed, at least two flown.

Heinkel He 178 Jet-powered experimental aircraft, world's first turbojet-powered aircraft to fly (August 1939)

Heinkel He 220 four-engine large flying boat; cancelled in favor of the Blohm & Voss BV 222

Heinkel He 274 Four-engine high-altitude heavy bomber development of the He 177, two prototypes (of six ordered) completed by the French after war.

Heinkel He 277 Paper-only four-engine Amerikabomber bomber development of the He 177, designated by February 1943, cancelled April 1944

Heinkel He 280 First jet fighter.

Heinkel P.1064

Heinkel P.1065

Heinkel P.1066

Heinkel P.1068 - project number from DFS for Heinkel He 343 jet bomber

Heinkel P.1055.01

Heinkel P.1069

Heinkel P.1070

Heinkel P.1071

Henschel

(Henschel Flugzeugwerke A.G.)

Henschel Hs 127 bomber prototype

Henschel Hs 130 high-altitude reconnaissance/bomber prototype

Henschel Hs 132 jet-powered dive bomber

Henschel Projekt P.54

Henschel Projekt P.72

Henschel Projekt P.75 canard-wing fighter

Henschel Projekt P.76

Henschel Projekt P.80

Henschel Projekt P.87 canard-wing bomber

Henschel Projekt P.90

Henschel Projekt P.108

Henschel Projekt P.122 tailless jet bomber

Henschel Projekt P.135 tailless, compound swept wing jet bomber

Henschel Projekt P. Transporter

Horten

Horten Ho 229 Experimental flying wing jet fighter-bomber prototype

Horten H.XVIII proposed long-range flying wing jet bomber, Amerikabomber design candidate (Reference: German Air Projects vol. 3 1935-1945, Marek Rys)

Hütter

(Ulrich Hütter and Wolfgang Hütter)

Hütter Hü 136 Experimental dive bomber

Junkers

(Junkers Flugzeug-Werke A.G.)

Junkers Ju 85 parallel design of Ju 88; cancelled in favor of the Ju 88

Junkers Ju 89 heavy bomber prototype, Ural bomber design candidate

Junkers Ju 186 proposed four-engine high-altitude bomber

Junkers Ju 187 projected dive bomber

Junkers Ju 268 unmanned parasite fighter

Junkers Ju 286 proposed six-engine high-altitude bomber

Junkers Ju 287 projected dive bomber

Junkers Ju 287 Heavy bomber (jet-engined) (prototype)

Junkers Ju 288 Bomber B program favored contender (prototype)

Junkers Ju 290 Long-range bomber (prototype)

Junkers Ju 322 Mammut transport glider (prototype), 1941

Junkers Ju 390 six engined Amerikabomber design competitor, derivative of the Ju 290 (two airworthy prototypes)

Junkers Ju 488 proposed four-engine strategic bomber

Junkers EFo 8 (Entwicklung Flugzeug)

Junkers EFo 9 Hubjäger (German: "lift-fighter")

Junkers High speed jet aircraft designed for record breaking speed

Lippisch

Lippisch Li 163S

Lippisch P.01-111

Lippisch P.01-119

Lippisch P.03

Lippisch P.04-107a

Lippisch P.04-106

Lippisch P.04-114

Lippisch P.05

Lippisch P.06

Lippisch P.08

Lippisch P.09 twinjet fighter

Lippisch P.10 - flying-wing fighter; also known as Me 265

Lippisch P.11 - proposed twinjet delta flying wing

Lippisch P.12

Lippisch P.13

Lippisch P.13a - ramjet-powered interceptor

Lippisch P.13b

Lippisch P.14

Lippisch P.15 - proposed turbojet fighter

Lippisch P.20 - Me 163 development

Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Bf 109TL jet fighter; intended as a stopgap if the Me 262 did not enter production

Messerschmitt Bf 109Z two Bf 109F airframes joined together; developed in interceptor and fighter-bomber versions

Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet first rocket-engined interceptor

Messerschmitt Me 209 - Fighter (prototype); not related to the earlier Me 209 air speed record aircraft

Messerschmitt Me 261 Adolfine - Long-range reconnaissance aircraft

Messerschmitt Me 262 first jet fighter aircraft

Messerschmitt Me 263 Scholle - interceptor (rocket-engined), also bore Junkers Ju 248 designation

Messerschmitt Me 264 long-range strategic bomber, first-built Amerikabomber design competitor (3 airworthy prototypes)

Messerschmitt Me 265 flying-wing heavy fighter design project; also known as Lippisch P.10; rejected in favor of the Me 410

Messerschmitt Me 309 Tricycle undercarriage-equipped piston engined fighter (prototype)

Messerschmitt Me 328 - pulsejet-powered fighter prototype developed from the P.1079

Messerschmitt Me 329 - flying-wing heavy fighter/ground-attack design project

Messerschmitt Me 334 - proposed tailless fighter with pusher propeller

Sack

Sack AS-6

Schempp-Hirth

Göppingen Gö 8

Göppingen Gö 9 Development aircraft for Do 335 Pfeil

Škoda-Kauba

Škoda-Kauba SK 257 fighter trainer.

Škoda-Kauba SK P14 ramjet powered interceptor.

Sombold

Sombold So 344 Schußjäger

Stöckel

Stöckel Rammschussjäger (Ramshot Fighter) ramjet-rocket annular explosive warhead launcher aircraft project, 1944

Weser

Weserflug Bf 163

Weserflug P.1003 - tilt-rotor aircraft project

Weserflug P.2127 - twin-boom aircraft project

Weserflug P.2130

Weserflug P.2131

Weserflug P.2136

Weserflug P.2137

Weserflug P.2138 - large flying boat project

Weserflug P.2146

Weserflug P.2147

Zeppelin

Fliegende Panzerfaust

Zeppelin Rammer