The Messerschmitt P.1111 was a jet fighter/

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History

The innovative design of the Me P.1111 was completed in January 1945, and was intended as an improvement to the Messerschmitt P.1110 ''Ente''.Heinz J. Nowarra: ''Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945'', Band 3, Bernard & Graefe Verlag Koblenz 1993, , page 253 The Messerschmitt P.1111 was an 8.92 m-long tailless airplane with nearly

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-shaped wings, swept back at a 45-degree angle, and a wingspan of 9.12 m. It was equipped with a pressurized cockpit for a single pilot. The planned powerplant was a

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engine, and armament was to be four 30 mm

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. During a design review comparison conference in Oberammergau on February 27 and 28, 1945, the P. 1111 fared outstanding in the area of performance in high-speed flight capability, take-off, climb and landing performance. The experts held the opinion that these qualities demonstrated a fundamental superiority of the flying wing construction type. However, the P.1111 was ruled out due to the impossibility of protecting the fuel. Only one wooden model was built. The project was later further developed into the Me P.1112.Walter Schick, Ingolf Meyer: ''Geheimprojekte der Luftwaffe - Band I: Jagdflugzeuge 1939–1945'', Motorbuch-Verlag Stuttgart 1996,

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