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This was the second design (Entwurf II) for the He P.1079B all-weather heavy fighter. The wings were swept back sharply and contained six fuel tanks. Two He S 011 jet engines were located in the wing roots and were fed by intakes in the wing leading edges. A crew of two sat back-to-back in the cockpit, and armament was to be four MK 108 30mm cannon. No evidence has been found that the P.1079 projects were ever submitted to the RLM, but it is known that designer Siegfried Günter, along with his engineers Eichner and Hohbach, were working on these designs under U.S. supervision during the summer of 1945.

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Span: 13.13m (43' 1.5") Length: 9.48 m (31' 1.5") Max. Speed: 1015 km/h (630 mph)

This cutaway drawing of the He P.1079B/II shows the location of the wing fuel tanks, engine positions and other components.....

Image from ReichDreams Dossier #15, Bats, by J. Miranda & P.Mercado