Blohm & Voss BV 155- The plane Germans built to intercept high altitude bombers.

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The BV 155 B1 was a cutting-edge aircraft with features such as an ejection seat, armoured pressurised cabin, wing fire extinguishers, servo operated ailerons, a four bladed VDM nine propeller, laminar airflow type wings, a 1 30 millimetre mk 108 cannon firing through the engine, and two wing mounted 20 millimetre mg 151 20 cannons. Armament consisted of one 30 millimetre mk 108 weapon firing into the engine and two 20 millimetre mg 151 20 cannons located on the wings. The Mk 108 weapon was to be replaced with the bigger and longer Mk 103 cannon.
The BV 155 was a single-engine piston-powered aircraft capable of 430 kilometres per hour at sea level and 690 km at an altitude of 16 kilometres. It had a maximum takeoff weight of 6037 kg, a top speed of 430 kilometres per hour at sea level, and a service ceiling of 16.95 kilometres. This height placed it among the highest flying aircraft of WWII, especially given it was a single engine piston powered aircraft.
The wings of the BV 155 were extended, with a span of 20 point 33 metres and a wing area of 38.5 square metres. The heathering area of the American f6 Hellcat was 31 square metres, 7.5 less than that of the BV 155. With a ratio of 10.74, the wings had an extremely high aspect ratio. The American U-2 spyplane, like the BV 155, had a comparable ratio of 10.3. Wings using this platform had outstanding lift to drag ratios, but they also had downsides including a low roll rate, which is common in fighter aircraft wings.
141 and the massive BV-222. Dr. Richard Vogt was one of the scientists transported to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip, and he worked for organizations such as the United States Air Force and firms such as Boeing until 1966, when he resigned. The BV 155's tale is typical of Nazi Germany's last days, with some truly unique weaponry being pushed through. The necessity for a high altitude interceptor designed for altitudes exceeding 12k was debatable, although several allied reconnaissance planes were capable of flying to those heights.