Blohm & Voss BV P.

212 Luft '46 entry

By the end of 1944, the OKL (High

Command of the Luftwaffe) realized that a
better high-altitude fighter was needed, and
they wanted to take advantage of the new
He S 011 jet engine which was being
developed. Thus, the Emergency Fighter
Competition came into being. By February
1945, three proposals had been received
from Messerschmitt, two from Focke-Wulf
and one each from Heinkel, Junkers and
Blohm & Voss.
The Blohm & Voss entry was the BV
P.212.03. The first of the BV P.212 designs
featured a short, squat fuselage, with a short
air intake to the He S 011 jet engine in the
fuselage rear. The wings were swept back at
45 degrees, and featured a small amount of
dihedral. Two small vertical fins were located
near the wingtips. The second of the BV
P.212 designs was a refinement of the
previous BV P.212.01. The fuselage was
lengthened, and the wings now featured
downturned wingtips in place of the wingtip
fins of the BV P.212.01.
The BV P.212.03 was the final design
and the one presented to the OKL in the
Emergency Fighter Program. The fuselage
was again lengthened, with larger internal
fuel tanks being installed. The wings were
swept back at 40 degrees and featured
pronounced dihedral. Both downturned
wingtips and small fins and rudders were
designed for the BV P.212.03. In addition,
the wings were designed to be built out of
either wood, steel or aluminum, although the
first versions were to have the usual stressed
skin steel construction. One interesting
feature that Blohm & Voss designer Dr. Vogt
used for many of his projects (BV P.209.01,
P.210.01, P.211) that was also included in the

BV P.212.03 design was the bent steel air intake duct that was also used as a fuselage inner load-bearing
structure (see photo below). A pressurized cockpit was designed for the pilot, and the armament load could
be varied greatly (see table below). 2700 liters (713 gallons) of fuel could be carried, 2100 liters internally in
the wings and fuselage and 300 liters in two under wing drop tanks, giving an endurance of close to four hours.
Although the Focke-Wulf Ta 183 was chosen for production in late February, three prototypes were
ordered and construction began in May 1945, after exhaustive windtunnel and structural tests. The first
aircraft was to make its first flight in August and the second aircraft was to be ready by September
1945 September 1945. Of course, the end of the war ended all construction.
Model photo of the BV P.212

Mario Merino's Bv P.212.03 art images

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Tor Pedersen's Bv P.212.03 art images

Span: 9.5 m (31' 2.3") Length: 7.55 m (24' 9.5") Max. Speed: 1034 km/h (642 mph)

Although this is the steel air-intake/fuselage load-bearing structure for the BV P.211.02, the Bv P.212.03
structure would be very similar. Left: The air intake is on the left, the engine would attach at the right end of
the bottom, round pipe.
Right: On the left is the fuselage structure, with the wing attachment point clearly visible. The cockpit would
be located above the rounded air intake to the right.

B&V P.212.03 armed with 22 R4M rockets and two MK 108 30mm cannon

B&V P.212.03 armed with SC 500 bomb and three MK 108 30mmm cannon

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B&V P.212.03 armed with seven MK 108 30mm cannon

BV P.212.02 BV P.212.03 BV P.212.03

company prototype w/2 X-4 air-to-air missiles w/5 MK 108 cannon & drop tanks

The above three illustrations are from Reichdreams Dossier #15 by Justo Miranda & Paula Mercado

Below are various projected

weapons and ammunition for the
B&V P.212.03
2 MK 108 2x 100 rounds
3 MK 108 3x 100 rounds
5x 60 rounds or
3x 100 rounds
5 MK 108
and
2x 60 rounds
7 MK 108 7x 60 rounds
2 MK 103 2x 70 rounds
1 MK 112 1x 50 rounds
2 MK 103 and 2x 70 rounds and
2 MG 151/15 2x 150 rounds
1 MK 112 and 1x 50 rounds and
2 MK 108 2x 60 rounds
22 R4M rockets
and
2x 100 rounds
2 MK 108
3 MK 108 and 3x 100 rounds
1x SC 500 bomb

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