Lippisch P.13

The Lippisch P.13 was a 1942 design for a high-speed bomber aircraft by Josef Hubert. Of highly unconventional configuration, it was a tail-less, swept-wing design with an engine and propeller mounted at both the front and rear of the aircraft. A large ventral fin gave it an almost cruciform cross-section.

Not to be confused with Lippisch P.13a or Lippisch P.13b.
P.13
Role Bomber
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Messerschmitt
Designer Josef Hubert
Number built 0

At the time of the P.13's design, Hubert was working in Dr Alexander Lippisch's department at Messerschmitt; when Lippisch left the firm in April 1943, the department was dissolved and its designs (including the P.13) were abandoned.

The similarly named Lippisch P.13a and P.13b were completely unrelated projects, undertaken after Lippisch's relocation to Vienna.

Specifications (P.13, as designed)

Data from

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)

Performance Armament

  • Bombs: 1 bomb

See also

Related development

  • Lippisch DM-1

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

Related lists

References
  • Johnson, Dan. "Lippisch Li P.13 - November 1942 Design." Luft '46. Retrieved April 3, 2005.
  • Nowarra, Heniz J. (1983). Die deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-8289-5315-8


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