Performance of He177 with Jumo 222s?

[Aozora]

Attached are a couple of British reports on the Jumo 222 (from the AEHS).

 

[johnbr]

 

[wuzak]

No, they weren't necessary. The use of 6 engines was primarily a way of using the weaker 1450 hp Jumo 211J or P engines and still get a good take off run. Even with 4 Jumo 211P engines (1500hp ea) the Me 264 could do the mission, it just needed an unrealistically long runway: 2500m or so, hence it would need to use RATO which was unattractive. There wasn't enough hanger space for the Me 264, Milch wasn't disposed in a kindly manner to Messerschmitt, he felt it an extravagance, so its development wasn't supplied with enough engineers, hanger space, draughtsmen. A small token 'Doolittle' style on the US east coast seems possible in late 1944 had it of been pushed. The Me 364 (ie Me 264/6m) of course would have superior performance than the 4 engine versions given the same engines.

I wonder why the DB 606 or DB 610 weren't considered for use with the Me 264.

Both were used on the Me 261 without the difficulty experienced on the He 177.

 

[johnbr]

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