TheMesserschmitt Me 265 was a design project for aZerstörer (“Destroyer;”heavy fighter), produced by leadingGerman aircraft manufacturerMesserschmitt inWorld War II.
The Me 265 was designed in 1942, intended to replace the failingMe 210. It was also known as the Lippisch Li P 10.[1]
The Me 265 was an aerodynamically advanced design, using a tailless delta-shapedflying wing and twopusher propellers built into the wing. The two-man crew sat back-to-back in the cockpit. It was powered by twoDaimler-Benz DB 603 liquid-cooled, 12-cylinder piston engines, each engine producing 1,750 hp. These engines were mounted in a pusher configuration.[1]
Ultimately, the design of the Me 265/Li P 10 was rejected in favour of the more conventionalMe 410, which re-used a greater proportion of Me 210 components and could be brought into production more quickly.
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