Henschel P.75

The Henschel P.75 was an unrealised German design for a fighter aircraft created by Henschel during World War II.

Hs P.75
General information
Role	Heavy fighter
National origin	Nazi Germany
Manufacturer	Henschel
Number built	0
History
First flight	Never flown

It was meant to be replacement for the Messerschmitt Bf 110. It had an unusual canard configuration seen on other fighters like the XP-55 and the J7W1.^[1]

Design and Development

Work on the P.75 had begun in 1942 as a replacement for the Messerschmitt Bf 110. It had a canard configuration with a slightly swept wing and was to be powered by two side-by-side Daimler-Benz DB 605 engines driving contra-rotating propellers in a pusher configuration.^[1][2] Armament was to consist of four nose-30 mm (1.2 in) MK 108 cannons were mounted in the nose, and the single pilot would be seated ahead of the engines.^[1]

Pencil Drawing of P.75

Specifications (estimated)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Length: 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 28.4 m² (306 sq ft)
• Powerplant: 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 605 inverted V12 engine
• Propellers: contra-rotating propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 790 km/h (471 mph, 409 kn)

Armament
4x 30 mm (1.2 in) MK 108 cannons

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Blohm & Voss P 208
• Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
• Kyushu J7W Shinden
• Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet
• Vultee XP-54
• Saab 21
• SNCASO SO.8000 Narval
• Ambrosini SS.4
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-8

Related lists

• List of German aircraft projects, 1939–1945