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The Zeppelin Rammer (German: Rammjäger) was a design proposal by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin intended to use aerial ramming against the allied bombers attacking Nazi Germany during World War II.
| Rammer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Ramming interceptor |
| National origin | Nazi Germany |
| Manufacturer | Zeppelin |
| Primary user | Luftwaffe |
Description
A rocket-powered small aircraft with straight, constant-chord wings, the aircraft was to be towed or carried aloft by another aircraft and released when near enemy bombers.[1] Igniting a Schmidding 533 solid-fuel rocket engine, it was to make a first attacking pass using the 14 nose-mounted R4M 55 mm rockets, before attempting to ram the enemy bomber's wings or tail.[2] The aircraft was expected to survive the ramming of the bomber, owing to the strength of its wing which had a steel leading edge. It would have landed on a retractable skid.[3]
Owing to the high risk for the pilot inherent in its operation this aircraft is sometimes referred to as a suicide weapon,[4] however it was originally not intended as such. After January 1945 an order of sixteen prototypes was placed but the Zeppelin factory was destroyed by bombers, ending all work on the project.[3]
See also
- Aerial ramming
- Emergency Fighter Program
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Bachem Ba 349 Natter
- DFS Eber
- DFS Rammer
- Fliegende Panzerfaust
- Focke-Wulf Volksjäger
- Northrop XP-79 known colloquially as the "flying chainsaw"
Related lists
- List of German aircraft projects, 1939–45
- List of rocket aircraft
References
- Ford, Roger (2013). Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 224. ISBN 9781909160569.
- Germany's Secret Weapons in World War II (excerpt via Google Books) - Wood, Paul & Ford, Roger, Zenith Imprint, 2000, ISBN 0-7603-0847-0, p. 144
- Michel Van Pelt, Rocketing Into the Future: The History and Technology of Rocket Planes, p. 100
- German Suicidal Aircraft
External links
На других языках
[de] Zeppelin Rammer
Die Zeppelin Rammer war ein am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs vom Luftschiffbau Zeppelin konzipierter einsitziger raketengetriebener Abfangjäger, der aber über das Reißbrettstadium nicht hinaus kam.- [en] Zeppelin Rammer
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