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It also flew on a He 177/277 prototype and there was a TA-152 prototype as well.
IIRC there was also a Do-317 prototype the flew with it.
The He177 B V101 was found burned out at Cheb in May 1945. It was fitted with the Jumo 222 when destroyed, thus it was not the high altitude He-277 B-5 aircraft powered by the high altitude Jumo 213E. Nor was the He-177 B V101 found at Cheb fitted with a pressurised cockpit thus it was not the He-277 at all.
The Ta 152H sported a Jumo 213 E/F that weighed in, as specified above, at about 1,808 pounds dry. The Ta 152 C also had a Jumo (213A) of about the same weight except for the C-0 and C-1, which had a DB 603L powerplant (see above). Cone C models had a Jumo 222 which made 2,465 HP for takeoff and 1,870 HP at cruise. It had a dry weight of 2,399 pounds.
From what I've gathered this book has the most complete info about the engine:Maybe my books are old and out of date but this seems like a phantom engine, lots of models and differnet sources saying confusing things ( and maybe the 289 number is a mistake and just copied form one book/site to another) but even the planes that flew with it are noted as not having flown long or without constant trouble. If the 289 number is right (or anything close to it) the program was a colossal waste of effort ( a few Allied programs got shut down before going quite as far and justly so and a few more should have been.)
The He177 B V101 was found burned out at Cheb in May 1945. It was fitted with the Jumo 222 when destroyed, thus it was not the high altitude He-277 B-5 aircraft powered by the high altitude Jumo 213E. Nor was the He-177 B V101 found at Cheb fitted with a pressurised cockpit thus it was not the He-277 at all.
The DB 604 was better....
It didn't hurt that the Sabre started development two years before the equivalent German or US designs.The more I read about the German programs for 2000hp+ engines the more I realise what an achievement the Napier Sabre was, with flight in the prototype Typhoon in early 1940 and service introduction in mid 1941. It initially had reliability problems, and service models didn't offer power at height but it was in production and being used in operations when the German (and US ) equivalents were not.
I have very very serious doubts about such a claim.
No 604X was ever in the air and it was also a major development project of DB since 1938 for the Bomber B.
To all german sources the DB 604X was far away from the development of the Jumo 222,
Hi, DonL, maybe you want to say that Jumo 222 was far ahead from the development of the DB-604, since no 604 ever got in the air?
I've read that the Jumo was more fuel efficient and therefore preferred, as it would give the Ju 288 the range it needed to meet spec.I didn't say that the DB 604 was more advanced, I said iit was better than the Jumo 222.
Certainly at the time of cancellation the DB 604 would have been at least equal in power. Take-off power was listed at 2660hp and mximum 2410hp @ 20,600ft (6279m):
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Compared with 2500hp at take-off and 2490hp @ 16,400ft (A-2/B-2) or 2200hp @ 16,400ft (A-1/B-1).
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The 3000hp version seems to require MW50 for take-off and GM-1 for altitude performance.
Max Cruise performance is slightly in favour of the Jumo 222 at sea level (1900hp vs 1830hp) but in favour of the DB 604 at altitude (1860hp @ 20,000ft vs 1750hp @ 16,400ft).
Physically they are the same capacity (depending on versions), are about the same weight (2400-2500lb/1089-1134kg), but I don't have any exterior dimensions for teh DB 604.
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http://enginehistory.org/German/Jumo222/Jumo222Fig04.jpg
Plus, I think the DB 604 looks neater.