Focke Wulf TA-183 Huckebein

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The Focke Wulf Ta 183 was a design for a high-speed interceptor/fighter with mid-mounted 40° swept wings of wooden construction; a high raked fin and angled horizontal tail planes. Primary control of both elevation and roll was handled by the wing-mounted “elevons”. The small tail control surfaces were only used for trimming. Armament took the form of four MK 108 30mm cannon in the nose, with up to four wing-mounted pylons and an ordnance bay in the bottom of the fuselage. A variety of ordnance could be carried, including bombs, drop tanks and up to four X 4 air-to-air guided missiles. It was never built, yet the design was a direct forerunner of the MiG-15, one of the most influential fighter aircraft in history.