Focke-Wulf Ta 152

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The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 was a high-altitude German fighter-interceptor developed in the final years of World War II as an advanced evolution of the Fw 190.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
high-altitude fighter aircraft ⓘ
interceptor aircraft ⓘ
low- to medium-altitude fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat aircraft ⓘ
armament 20 mm MG 151 cannon ⓘ
30 mm MK 108 cannon ⓘ
category Focke-Wulf aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Focke-Wulf

German fighter aircraft ⓘ
cockpit enclosed cockpit ⓘ
configuration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedFor high-altitude operations ⓘ
interception of Allied bombers ⓘ
designer Kurt Tank ⓘ
developedFrom Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ⓘ
engine Daimler-Benz DB 603 ⓘ
Junkers Jumo 213E ⓘ
linked to: Junkers Jumo 213
engineType piston engine ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
feature GM-1 nitrous oxide boost (on some aircraft) ⓘ
MW 50 water-methanol injection (on some variants) ⓘ
long-span wings in Ta 152H variant ⓘ
pressurized cockpit ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1944-07-12 ⓘ
introduced 1945 ⓘ
manufacturer Focke-Wulf ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 750 km/h ⓘ
namedAfter Kurt Tank ⓘ
numberBuilt fewer than 50 ⓘ
operator Jagdgeschwader 301 ⓘ
primaryVariant Ta 152H ⓘ
propulsion three-bladed propeller ⓘ
role fighter-interceptor ⓘ
high-altitude fighter ⓘ
serviceCeiling over 14,000 m ⓘ
status limited production ⓘ
operational late in World War II ⓘ
successorTo Focke-Wulf Fw 190D ⓘ
linked to: Focke-Wulf Fw 190
tailConfiguration single vertical stabilizer ⓘ
undercarriage retractable landing gear ⓘ
usedBy Luftwaffe ⓘ
variant Ta 152C ⓘ
Ta 152E ⓘ
Ta 152H ⓘ

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Kurt Tank → notableWork → Focke-Wulf Ta 152 ⓘ
Kurt Tank → designed → Focke-Wulf Ta 152 high-altitude fighter ⓘ
linked to: Focke-Wulf Ta 152
Junkers Jumo 213 → usedInAircraft → Focke-Wulf Ta 152 ⓘ
Focke-Wulf Ta 154 → aircraftFamily → Focke-Wulf Ta-series aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Focke-Wulf Ta 152
Ta 152 → successorTo → Focke-Wulf Fw 190D high-altitude versions ⓘ
subject linked to: Ta 152 fighter aircraft
linked to: Focke-Wulf Ta 152
Kurt Tank → designed → Focke-Wulf Ta 152 ⓘ
subject linked to: Tank
Kurt Tank → designed → Focke-Wulf Ta 152H high-altitude fighter ⓘ
subject linked to: Tank
linked to: Focke-Wulf Ta 152
Focke-Wulf design bureau → notableWork → Focke-Wulf Ta 152 ⓘ