Forcing An Unfinished Superplane Into Combat: Focke Wulf Ta 152
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Published 2024-08-06
We then talk about the Fw 190D, an attempt to boost high altitude performance, and how that evolved into the Ta 153 and eventually the Ta 152. We talk about how the Ta 152 was initially to be a complete successor to the Fw 190, with fighter, heavy fighter, fighter-bomber, and high-altitude interceptor variants. We go over how each of these variants would differ and how only the high-altitude variant, the Ta 152H, received any significant attention or resources. We end by talking about the very limited run and use of the Ta 152, and how Germany made the wrong move by forcing it into production.
All Comments (21)
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I remember reading General Closterman's 'The Big Show' and his accounts of fighting a Tempest against the 'long nose' and its deadly thirty millimeter snoutgun...I wish you had produced this documentary sixty years ago...in junior highschool I looked, in vain, for more info about the craft to include in a WW2 aviation project...be well, good poster!
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"Chief designer Kurt Tank was flight-testing a Ta 152H when he encountered a flight of roving Mustangs. He simply turned toward home, applied the MW 50 system to boost his engine, and gave his pursuers the slip."
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One of my absolute favorite looking aircraft. Thank you for the awesome video!!
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The B29's weren't actually overhead, but they would have been if Germany could have held on a little longer. So yeah, building a high altitude interceptor like the TA 152 makes perfect sense
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Tanks Ta-152 was basically his FW-190/D9 with lengthened wings....
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Fw190D-x and Ta152 are my fav aircraft of all time - travelled from Aus to the US to see 2 FW190D a few years ago... and if the Ta152 ever gets displayed, I'm on the next plane back...
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Great video, very researched & factual with the personal querky touch that makes it engaging :) Thanks so much for your efforts
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Is this the air forces equivalent to Drach? Almost same kind of narrative, style and humor. He got a new sub!
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I respectfully disagree with the assessment that Germans should have focused on FW190D. Had B-29 appeared and that had no answer ready, we would call them shortsighted. No plane could save the Reich, but this plane was a rational answer to a potential threat.
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Thanks for another great video about a very cool aircraft.You are making one Aussie aviation nerd very happy on a pretty regular basis.Kudos to you,sir.
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Always enjoy your videos. Especially impressed by the fact that you pronounce the German names correctly.
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Man i love your channel keep up the good work!
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Loved that plane I must build one with Saito 4 stroke radial
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A new video. my body is ready. (ps, when's the Fw-190 video coming??????)
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My father has recently done paper model of TA152H... Beautiful glider fighter π π π
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But hey - The TA152C would have been so incredibly sexy. The TA152E probably even more so thanks to less bulkiness.
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This inordinate amount of effort Germany put into purely defensive weapons is the best argument I have seen for the effectiveness of the Allied bombing campaign.
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The 190D & etc would have been a nightmare for repairs and maintenance though. With a circular radiator you'd need to remove the propeller to replace it. They'd also be much much more difficult and time consuming to manufacture. Standard bottom scoop radiators were very quick and easy to replace.
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Thanks for the video my man I enjoyed it
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Here is an easy intro idea: Imagine your essay is due, you wasted all your time on other stuff and have to get it done before tomorrow morning, so you smash two things together. Thats the Fw 190 D, and then refine it a little. Thats the Ta 152.
