List of German aircraft projects, 1939–1945


The aircraft in this list include prototype versions of aircraft used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and unfinished wartime experimental programmes. In the former, development can stretch back to the 1920s and in the latter the project must have started between 1939-1945.

Legitimacy of German projects

After the surrender of Nazi Germany several of the secret or unfinished projects of German military aircraft gained wide publicity. Also certain postwar planes such as the Bell X-5, F-86 Sabre or the MiG-15 were deemed to have been based on the pioneering work of World War II German aircraft designers. German aircraft manufacturers such as Henschel in Kassel had their archives destroyed in the course of the Allied bombing of the Third Reich at the end of World War II. Hence some of the late Henschel projects that were recreated later are based on documents found in other locations or on second-hand sources and not on the original Henschel technical drawings.

Arado">Arado Flugzeugwerke">Arado

Bachem">Erich Bachem">Bachem

  • Bachem Ba 349 Natter
  • Ba BP 20 - First versions of Ba 349, some unable to take off vertically, with fixed landing gear and solid nose for flight testing

Blohm & Voss">Hamburger Flugzeugbau">Blohm & Voss

  • Blohm & Voss Ha 139 - Seaplane transport
  • Blohm & Voss Ha 140 - Seaplane prototype
  • Blohm & Voss BV 141 - Reconnaissance aircraft, previously designated as Ha 141
  • Blohm & Voss Ha 142 - long-range maritime patrol/transport
  • Blohm & Voss BV 143 - Glide bomb
  • Blohm & Voss BV 144 - Prototype passenger transport
  • Blohm & Voss BV 155 - high-altitude interceptor developed from the Me 155
  • Blohm & Voss BV 237 - dive bomber, ground attack
  • Blohm & Voss BV 238 - prototype flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss BV 40 - Glider fighter
  • Blohm & Voss BV 138 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss BV 246 - guided glide bomb
  • Blohm & Voss BV 726 - jet powered version of P 200
  • Blohm & Voss BV 950 - Air to surface anti shipping missile.
  • * Blohm & Voss L 10 - Low-speed variant of the BV 950
  • * Blohm & Voss L 11 - High-speed variant of the BV 950
  • Blohm & Voss BV 250 Land version of BV 238
  • Blohm & Voss P 1 - Single-seat fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 4 - Single-seat trainer
  • Blohm & Voss P 5 - General purpose
  • Blohm & Voss P 6 - Dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 7 - Biplane dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 8 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 9 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 10 - General purpose
  • Blohm & Voss P 11 - Carrier based dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 12 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 13 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 14 - Reconnaissance flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 15 - Float Plane
  • Blohm & Voss P 16 - Float Plane
  • Blohm & Voss P 17 - Float Plane
  • Blohm & Voss P 18 - Asymmetric fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 19 - Reconnaissance
  • Blohm & Voss P 20 - Bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 21 - General purpose
  • Blohm & Voss P 22 - Fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 23 - P.22 development w/increased wing span
  • Blohm & Voss P 24 - Fighter/trainer for Japan
  • Blohm & Voss P 25 - Dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 27 - Dive Bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 28 - Rotating wing twin boom aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 29 - Passenger aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 33 - Long-range bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 37 - Float Plane and torpedo fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 38 - Land version of Ha 139 w/increased wing span
  • Blohm & Voss P 39 - Bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 40 - Asymmetric ground attacker aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 41 - Improved version of Ha 137
  • Blohm & Voss P 42 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 43 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 44 - Asymmetric reconnaissance aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 45 - Passenger transport w/rocket-assisted takeoff
  • Blohm & Voss P 46 - Ha 142 passenger aircraft development
  • Blohm & Voss P 47 - Passenger transport w/rocket-assisted takeoff
  • Blohm & Voss P 48 - Bomber version of Ha 142 for Japan
  • Blohm & Voss P 49 - Passenger float plane
  • Blohm & Voss P 50 - Freight float plane
  • Blohm & Voss P 51 - Freight float plane
  • Blohm & Voss P 52 - Passenger float plane
  • Blohm & Voss P 53 - Passenger float plane
  • Blohm & Voss P 54 - Passenger flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 55 - Improved version of Ha 140
  • Blohm & Voss P 56 - Seaplane dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 57 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 58 - Naval dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 59 - Dive and torpedo bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 60 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 61 - Improved version of Ha 138
  • Blohm & Voss P 62 - Asymmetric dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 63 - Fast bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 64 - Long range aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 65 - Attack version of Ha 141
  • Blohm & Voss P 66 - Naval dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 67 - Mine laying aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 68 - Mine layer version of BV 222
  • Blohm & Voss P 69 - Target drone
  • Blohm & Voss P 70 - Fast bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 71 - Bomber/heavy fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 72 - Attack version of Ha 141
  • Blohm & Voss P 73 - Bomber w/pusher propellers
  • Blohm & Voss P 74 - Multipurpose version of Ha 141
  • Blohm & Voss P 75 - Multipurpose version of Ha 141
  • Blohm & Voss P 76 - Long range reconnaissance version of BV 222
  • Blohm & Voss P 77 - Long range reconnaissance version of BV 222
  • Blohm & Voss P 78 - Long range floatplane
  • Blohm & Voss P 79 - Long range floatplane
  • Blohm & Voss P 80 - Transoceanic aircraft w/twin floats
  • Blohm & Voss P 81 - Long range aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 83 - Trans-atlantic aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 84 - Long range aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 85 - Trans-atlantic aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 86 - Trans-atlantic aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 88 - Long range heavy fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 89 - Long range heavy fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 90 - Long range heavy fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 92 - Passenger aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 94 - Improved BV 138
  • Blohm & Voss P 95 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 96 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 97 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 98 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 99 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 100 - Target drone
  • Blohm & Voss P 101 - Target drone
  • Blohm & Voss P 103 - Asymmetric airliner
  • Blohm & Voss P 104 - Airliner w/tail-mounted propeller
  • Blohm & Voss P 105 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 106 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 107 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 108 - BV 138 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 109 - BV 138 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 110 - BV 138 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 111 - Asymmetric BV 138 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 112 - Asymmetric BV 138 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 113 - Asymmetric seaplane
  • Blohm & Voss P 114 - BV 141 heavy fighter version
  • Blohm & Voss P 116 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 117 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 118 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 119 - BV 222 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 122 - Maritime patrol floatplane
  • Blohm & Voss P 123 - Twin hull patrol flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 124 - Maritime patrol flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 125 - Maritime patrol floatplane
  • Blohm & Voss P 127 - Single-seat fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 128 - Asymmetric single-seat fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 129 - Fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 131 - Airliner w/tail-mounted propeller
  • Blohm & Voss P 134 - Fast bomber w/pusher propeller
  • Blohm & Voss P 135 - Asymmetric fast bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 138 - Long range reconnaissance flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 139 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 140 - Passenger aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 141 - Asymmetric passenger aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 142 - Passenger aircraft w/rotating wing
  • Blohm & Voss P 143 - Passenger aircraft w/rotating wing
  • Blohm & Voss P 144 - Maritime patrol aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 145 - Maritime twin float patrol aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 146 - P.144 development for DLH
  • Blohm & Voss P 147 - P.142 development for transport
  • Blohm & Voss P 148 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 149 - Flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 150 - Trans-atlantic flying boat w/pressurized cabin
  • Blohm & Voss P 155 - Asymmetric dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 160 - Trans-atlantic flying boat
  • Blohm & Voss P 161 - Land version of BV 238
  • Blohm & Voss P 162 - Bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 163 - Bomber/heavy fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 164 - Asymmetric fast bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 165 - Asymmetric fast bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 166 - Fast bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 167 - Twin BV 250 land version
  • Blohm & Voss P 168 - Asymmetric fighter/bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 170 - Fast bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 171 - Fast bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 172 - Dive bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 173 - Long-range bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 174 - Glider bomb
  • Blohm & Voss P 175 - Parasite fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 176 - BV 237 armored version
  • Blohm & Voss P 177 - Asymmetric jet fighter/bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 178 - Asymmetric jet fighter/bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 179 - Asymmetric fighter/bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 180 - Fighter/bomber w/rotating wing
  • Blohm & Voss P 181 - Fighter/bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 182 - Fighter/bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 183 - Long range patrol aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 184 - Long range patrol aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 184.01 - long-range reconnaissance/bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 185 - Ground attack aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 186 - Glider fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 187 - Land version of BV 222
  • Blohm & Voss P 188 - Jet bomber w/compound swept wing
  • Blohm & Voss P 190 - Single seat jet fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 191 - Flak suppression aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 192 - Ground attack aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 193 - Ground attack aircraft w/pusher propeller and variable-incidence wing
  • Blohm & Voss P 194 - Asymmetric mixed propulsion ground attacker aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 195 - High altitude fighter w/ turbo supercharger
  • Blohm & Voss P 196 - Twin boom jet ground attack aircraft
  • Blohm & Voss P 197 - Single seat jet fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 198 - High altitude jet fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 199 - High altitude jet fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 200 - Transatlantic passenger flying boat project developed from the BV 222
  • Blohm & Voss P 201 - High altitude rocket powered interceptor
  • Blohm & Voss P 202 - Slewed wing jet fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 203 - Night/heavy fighter w/ mixed propulsion
  • Blohm & Voss P 204 - Asymmetric ground attack aircraft w/ mixed propulsion
  • Blohm & Voss P 205 - BV 155 development
  • Blohm & Voss P 206 - Long-range bomber
  • Blohm & Voss P 207.02 - Fighter w/ pusher propeller
  • Blohm & Voss P 207.03 - Fighter w/ pusher propeller
  • Blohm & Voss P 208 - Tailless fighter w/pusher propeller
  • Blohm & Voss P 209.01 - Tailless jet fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 209.02 - Single seat forward swept wing jet fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 210 - Tailless jet fighter, Volksjäger design candidate
  • Blohm & Voss P 211.01 - Swept wing jet fighter
  • Blohm & Voss P 211.02 - 1944 Volksjäger project submission, cancelled in favor of the He 162
  • Blohm & Voss P 212 - Tailless jet fighter, Emergency Fighter Program design candidate
  • Blohm & Voss P 213 - Pulse jet miniature fighter, Miniaturjäger design candidate
  • Blohm & Voss P 214 - Piloted tailless flying bomb
  • Blohm & Voss P 215 - Tailless, swept-wing jet night fighter
  • Blohm & Voss Ae 607 - Jet-engined flying wing fighter

[BMW]

  • BMW Flugelrad
  • BMW Strahlbomber I Swept wing tailless jet bomber
  • BMW Strahlbomber II Swept wing tailless jet bomber
  • BMW Schnellbomber I Swept wing turboprop bomber
  • BMW Schnellbomber II forward swept wing turboprop bomber
  • BMW Strahljäger I
  • BMW Strahljäger II
  • BMW Strahljäger III
  • BMW Strahljäger IV

Daimler-Benz">Daimler-Benz AG">Daimler-Benz

  • Daimler-Benz Trägerflugzeug - Giant carrier aircraft designed to carry either the Schnellbomber or SO Flugzeug, project
  • Daimler-Benz Schnellbomber - parasite jet bomber carried by Trägerflugzeug.
  • Daimler-Benz SO Flugzeug - parasite manned missile carried by Trägerflugzeug. Possible suicide craft as escape downwards near target nearly impossible at speed.

Dornier">Dornier Flugzeugwerke">Dornier

DFS">Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug">DFS

  • DFS 39 - Lippisch-designed tailless research aircraft
  • DFS 40 - Lippisch-designed tail-less research aircraft
  • DFS 194 - Rocket-powered research aircraft, forerunner of Me 163
  • DFS 228 - Rocket-powered reconnaissance aircraft
  • DFS 332 - twin-fuselage experimental aircraft
  • DFS 346 Supersonic research aircraft
  • DFS Bombensegler - "bomb-carrying glider"
  • DFS Eber - Armed ramming interceptor

[Fieseler]

[Flettner]

[Focke-Achgelis]

[Focke-Wulf]

Gotha">Gothaer Waggonfabrik">Gotha

  • Gotha Projekt P 35
  • Gotha Projekt P 39
  • Gotha Projekt P 40B
  • Gotha Projekt P 45
  • Gotha Projekt P 46
  • Gotha Projekt P 47
  • Gotha Projekt P 50/I
  • Gotha Projekt P 50/II
  • Gotha Projekt P 52
  • Gotha Projekt P 53
  • Gotha Projekt P 56
  • Gotha Projekt P 58
  • Gotha Projekt P 60
  • Gotha Projekt P 3001
  • Gotha Projekt P 3002
  • Gotha Projekt P 8001
  • Gotha Projekt P 9001
  • Gotha Projekt P 9007
  • Gotha Projekt P 10003
  • Gotha Projekt P 11001
  • Gotha Projekt P 12001
  • Gotha Projekt P 14002
  • Gotha Projekt P 14012
  • Gotha Projekt P 16001
  • Gotha Projekt P 17002
  • Gotha Projekt P 20001
  • Gotha Projekt P 21005
  • Gotha Projekt P 35001

[Heinkel]

Henschel">Henschel & Son">Henschel

  • Henschel Hs 127 bomber prototype
  • Henschel Hs 130 high-altitude reconnaissance/bomber prototype
  • Henschel Hs 132 jet-powered dive bomber
  • Henschel Projekt P.54
  • Henschel Projekt P.72
  • Henschel Projekt P.75 canard-wing fighter
  • Henschel Projekt P.76
  • Henschel Projekt P.80
  • Henschel Projekt P.87 canard-wing bomber
  • Henschel Projekt P.90
  • Henschel Projekt P.108
  • Henschel Projekt P.122 tailless jet bomber
  • Henschel Projekt P.135 tailless, compound swept wing jet bomber
  • Henschel Projekt P. Transporter

Horten">Horten brothers">Horten

Hütter">Gebruder Hütter">Hütter

[Junkers]

Lippisch">Alexander Lippisch">Lippisch

Messerschmitt">Messerschmitt AG">Messerschmitt

Sack">Sack (Manufacturer)">Sack

[Schempp-Hirth]

[Škoda-Kauba]

[Sombold]

Stöckel

  • Stöckel Rammschussjäger ramjet-rocket annular explosive warhead launcher aircraft project, 1944

Weser">Weserflug">Weser

  • Weserflug Bf 163
  • Weserflug P.1003 - tilt-rotor aircraft project
  • Weserflug P.2127 - twin-boom aircraft project
  • Weserflug P.2130
  • Weserflug P.2131
  • Weserflug P.2136
  • Weserflug P.2137
  • Weserflug P.2138 - large flying boat project
  • Weserflug P.2146
  • Weserflug P.2147

Zeppelin">Luftschiffbau Zeppelin">Zeppelin