Lippisch P.13

The Lippisch P.13 was a 1942 design for a high-speed bomber aircraft by . Of highly unconventional configuration, it was a tail-less, swept-wing design with an engine and propeller mounted at both the front and rear of the aircraft. A large ventral fin gave it an almost cruciform cross-section.

At the time of the P.13's design, Hubert was working in Dr Alexander Lippisch's department at Messerschmitt; when Lippisch left the firm in April 1943, the department was dissolved and its designs (including the P.13) were abandoned.

The similarly named Lippisch P.13a and P.13b were completely unrelated projects, undertaken after Lippisch's relocation to Vienna.

Specifications (P.13, as designed)[]

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
• Height: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)

Performance Armament

• Bombs: 1 bomb

See also[]

Related development

• Lippisch DM-1

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Dornier Do 335

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
• List of World War II military aircraft of Germany

References[]

• Johnson, Dan. "Lippisch Li P.13 - November 1942 Design." Luft '46. Retrieved April 3, 2005.
• Nowarra, Heniz J. (1983). Die deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-8289-5315-8

External links[]

• Luft '46

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