Focke-Wulf Ta 154
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The Focke-Wulf Ta 154 was a German twin-engine night fighter of World War II, designed primarily for high-speed interception using mostly wooden construction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Focke-Wulf Ta 154 canonical | 2 |
| Focke-Wulf Ta 154 night fighter | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military aircraft
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night fighter aircraft ⓘ twin-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
fighter aircraft
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radar-equipped night fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
twin-boom tail
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twin-engine ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily |
Focke-Wulf Ta 152
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surface form:
Focke-Wulf Ta-series aircraft
|
| armament |
20 mm cannon
ⓘ
30 mm cannon ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
plywood
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wood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPosition |
pilot
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radar operator ⓘ |
| designedByCompany | Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-speed interception of Allied bombers
ⓘ
night operations ⓘ |
| designer | Kurt Tank ⓘ |
| developmentProgram | German night fighter program ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1943 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II European theater ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ |
| introduced | 1943 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Focke-Wulf ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Kurt Tank
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surface form:
Kurt Tank (Ta designation)
|
| nickname | Moskito ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed to conserve strategic materials like aluminum
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extensive wooden airframe ⓘ |
| operator |
Nachtjagdgeschwader
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surface form:
Luftwaffe night fighter units
|
| powerplant | Junkers Jumo 211 liquid-cooled V-12 engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| productionStatus | limited production ⓘ |
| radarEquipment |
Würzburg radar
ⓘ
surface form:
Lichtenstein radar
|
| reasonForLimitedUse |
problems with wood adhesive quality
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production difficulties ⓘ |
| role |
high-speed interceptor
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night fighter ⓘ |
| status |
prototype and limited pre-production only
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retired ⓘ |
| usedBy | Germany ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Focke-Wulf Ta 154 night fighter
this entity surface form:
Focke-Wulf Ta 154 night fighter