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Focke Wulf Super Lorin

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Little is known about this project apart from brief mention in surviving documents; it was designed around the same time as the Focke-Wulf Ta 283. The Super Lorin was based on the Focke-Wulf Ta 183, with similar mid-fuselage positioned wings swept at 45°.The aircraft would have a wingspan of 7.6 m and a length of 11.6 m. Power was to be provided by a fuselage-mounted rocket engine and small turbojet for takeoff; two Lorin ramjets located on the tips of the sharply swept tailplane would be used for cruising. The rocket and turbojet would provide enough initial velocity to start the ramjet engines which cannot produce thrust at zero or low airspeed. Armament was to have been two 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannon.

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 23.8ft (7.3m)
  • Length 22.7ft (6.9m)
  • Height 10.4ft (3.2m)
  • Empty Weight 11,041lbs (5,008kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,808lbs (6,263kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.929
  • Wing Loading 107.7lbs/ft2 (526.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 128.2ft2 (11.9m2)
  • Drag Points 3203

Parts

  • Number of Parts 57
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 311