Lippisch P.13a - German Experimental Interceptor
By the end of World War Two, the Luftwaffe was on its very last legs and was very desperate for new ways of holding back the inexorable tide of American, British, and eventually Soviet bombers. Multiple programs were initiated, such as the Volksjager and Miniaturjager, and all of Germany's remaining aircraft companies were busy creating some of the strangest, most bat-crap insane aircraft the world has ever conceived. One of these was designed by former-Messerschmitt engineer Alexander Lippisch, also the designer of the equally-crazy (but produced) Messerschmitt Me 163.
It was a triangle. Not just a triangle, a coal-powered ramjet triangle. Utilizing an innovative propulsion system which ignited the CO2 gas given off by burning coal, the interceptor would be able to reach very high speeds; the glider prototype was determined to be aerodynamically stable up to Mach 1.4, so a powered design may have been able to reach said speeds. One of the speculated attacking methods of the aircraft would be supported by this; although there is speculation to there being an armament of two ~20mm cannons (shown in this model), the original plans do not show this, hence suggesting that the potential speed would be used in a ramming attack against enemy bombers. Basically, this... thing was a very strange and somewhat crazy design which proved to be aerodynamically stable in postwar testing. The P.13a was never built, although a glider, the DM-1, was produced as a project to keep Lippisch's top engineers from being drafted to the front. Oh yeah, and then there's also a replica in Virginia Beach??? Haven't seen it yet, but... I will eventually.
The file here is relatively accurate to the original, although the curvature of the wings isn't perfect and may be reworked in the future... quite frankly, it's an experimental aircraft which isn't very logical anyway. The file was designed for FDM. Be careful removing supports on and around the cart.
Again, take care with the supports. Designed for FDM, print at about 0.1mm.
It was a triangle. Not just a triangle, a coal-powered ramjet triangle. Utilizing an innovative propulsion system which ignited the CO2 gas given off by burning coal, the interceptor would be able to reach very high speeds; the glider prototype was determined to be aerodynamically stable up to Mach 1.4, so a powered design may have been able to reach said speeds. One of the speculated attacking methods of the aircraft would be supported by this; although there is speculation to there being an armament of two ~20mm cannons (shown in this model), the original plans do not show this, hence suggesting that the potential speed would be used in a ramming attack against enemy bombers. Basically, this... thing was a very strange and somewhat crazy design which proved to be aerodynamically stable in postwar testing. The P.13a was never built, although a glider, the DM-1, was produced as a project to keep Lippisch's top engineers from being drafted to the front. Oh yeah, and then there's also a replica in Virginia Beach??? Haven't seen it yet, but... I will eventually.
The file here is relatively accurate to the original, although the curvature of the wings isn't perfect and may be reworked in the future... quite frankly, it's an experimental aircraft which isn't very logical anyway. The file was designed for FDM. Be careful removing supports on and around the cart.
Again, take care with the supports. Designed for FDM, print at about 0.1mm.
| Filename | Size | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Lippisch P.13a.zip | 172.8 KiB | 2025-02-10 |
