German heavy fighter prototype
The Messerschmitt Me 310 was a prototype German heavy fighter of World War II . It was a project to save the aerodynamically troubled Me 210 .
Design and development
The armament was to be the same as the Me 210 A-1: two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon , two 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns , and two remotely controlled, rearward-firing 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns .
A single aircraft was built by converting Me 210 V13 (code GI+SQ ). It had a pressurised cockpit and was powered by two 1,380 kW (1,850 hp) Daimler-Benz DB 603 A inline engines . The Me 310 first flew on 11 September 1943, but the project was cancelled later the same year, as it showed hardly any aerodynamic improvement over the Me 210. A subsequent prototype, the Me 410 , showed sufficient improvement in its aerodynamics to be put into production.[ 1]
Data from [ 2]
General characteristics
Crew: two (pilot and gunner)Length: 12.20 m (39 ft 8 in)Wingspan :Height: 4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)Wing area: 37.7 m2 (406 ft2 )Loaded weight: 11,050 kg (24,360 lb)Powerplant: 2× Daimler-Benz DB 603 A, 1,380 kW (1,850 hp) each Performance
Armament
See also
Related development
References
^ Mankau, Heinz. "Messerschmitt Bf 110, Me 210, Me 410: an illustrated history". Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub., 2003. ISBN 978-0-7643-1784-2
^ Green, William. Warplanes of the Third Reich. New York: Doubleday & Company Inc., 1970. ISBN 0-385-05782-2 .
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_me_310.html
BFW Idflieg designations BFW/Messerschmitt RLM designations 1933–1945 Project numbers USAAC designationsRAF assigned names
1 to 100 101 to 200 201 to 300 301 to 349 Post-349 (non-sequential)
1 Not assigned2 Unofficial/proposed3 Assigned, but not used before RLM was dissolved4 Assigned to captured aircraft5 Unconfirmed6 Propaganda/cover designationNote: Official RLM designations had the prefix "8-", but this was usually dropped and replaced with the manufacturer's prefix.