History
The famous German engine-building company was one of
the first to produce operational jet engines during WWII.
The BMW 109-003 jet powered two well known planes that
took part in a few Luftwaffe combat operations - He.162
and Ar.234.
Besides the pure engine R&D work, the company was res-
ponsible for several "hi-tech" jet aircraft designs - both fighters
and bombers. All of them were designed around three BMW
turbojet and turboprop engines: BMW 003, BMW 018 and
BMW 028.
The P.I was to be powered by a single .003 unit
(800kp), had a single tail boom with two fins , the armament of 2xMk.103
guns was to be placed in the forward fuselage.
No further details are available.
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