Junkers EF 126

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Top speed 780 km/h Length 8.46 m Manufacturer Junkers		Wingspan 6.65 m First flight May 21, 1946

The Junkers EF 126 was an experimental fighter proposed by the German Miniaturjägerprogramm of 1944-1945, for a cheap and simple fighter powered by a pulse jet engine. No examples were built during the war, but the Soviet Union completed a single unpowered prototype, which crashed during testing.

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The design of the Ju EF 126 was developed into the Junkers EF 127, a rocket-powered version.

Variants

EF126 V-1

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First prototype, towed into the air by a captured Junkers Ju 88G-6 in the post war period. Later, it crashed.

EF 126V-2

Second prototype, also constructed but never completed.

EF 126V-3/V-5

Complete prototype with Argus pulse jet.

EF 126V-4

Completed and tested in 1947, with a running engine.

Specifications (Ju EF 126)

Data from German Aircraft of the Second World War

General characteristics

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Crew: 1

Length: 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in)

Wingspan: 6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)

Height: 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)

Wing area: 8.9 m² (96 sq ft)

Empty weight: 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)

Gross weight: 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)

Fuel capacity: 1100kg

Powerplant: 1 × Argus 109-044 Pulse jet, 4.9 kN (1,100 lbf) thrust

Performance

Maximum speed: 780 km/h (485 mph; 421 kn)

Range: 350 km (217 mi; 189 nmi) 60% power

Endurance: 45 min

Rate of climb: 480 m/s (94,000 ft/min)

Wing loading: 159 kg/m² (32.6 lb/sq ft)

Endurance: 23 mins (100% speed)

Armament

Guns: 2× 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon

Bombs: 400 kg (880 lb) external weapons

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References

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Variants

Specifications (Ju EF 126)

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