Andreas Becker and Steve (RATT) Robinson built two of the five designs made by Heinkel (all under the same designation) to a Luftwaffe bid for a night fighter project. The first of these advanced designs, the Heinkel P-1079A, was basically developed as a two-seated night fighter of traditional configuration. The pilot and the gunner/navigator were sitting in tandem position. The wings were swept back 35 degrees, mounted to mid-fuselage. The tail had a V-shaped rudder. The armament were three Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108 30mm cannons in the nose and 24 R4-M 'Orkan' high explosive rockets on two racks mounted under the wings. Another feature of armament was the so-called schräge musik with four upward-firing 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 autocannons, mounted in the back of the aircraft. Therefore, the night fighter had to approach and attack bombers from below, guided into position by commands from the navigator. The aircraft should be equipped with the new FUG 228 radar unit. This sophisticated radar would have empowered the aircraft with an almost all-weather ability. This version was converted from an Andreas Becker FS 2004 aircraft.
This was the second design (Entwurf II) for the He P.1079 all-weather heavy fighter. The wings were swept back sharply and contained six fuel tanks. It was a tail less design with two He S 011 jet engines located in the wing roots fed by intakes in the wing leading edges. A crew of two sat in tandem in the cockpit and armament was to be four MK 108 30mm cannon. This version was converted from a Steve (RATT) Robinson FS 2002.
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This was the second design (Entwurf II) for the He P.1079 all-weather heavy fighter. The wings were swept back sharply and contained six fuel tanks. It was a tail less design with two He S 011 jet engines located in the wing roots fed by intakes in the wing leading edges. A crew of two sat in tandem in the cockpit and armament was to be four MK 108 30mm cannon. This version was converted from a Steve (RATT) Robinson FS 2002.
