Fliegende Panzerfaust, “Flying Bazooka”
HISTORICAL DISPLAY Wing Span: 14 ft., 9 in. Length: 19 ft., 6 in. Flight Weight: 2,645 lbs. Max Speed: 528 mph
A second static display to arrive at the Military Aviation Museum last month is the Fliegende Panderfaust. This is a 100% to-scale reproduction built by Holgar Bull in Germany. The original prototype was created in 1944 by the Zeppelin company. By 1940, the last of the Zeppelin airships were scrapped and future development was stopped. In 1942, Zeppelin founded an aircraft constructiondivision with plans to develop large commercial aircraft. From 1942 to 1944, Zeppelin designed several of these airlines both independently and in conjunction with the Messerschmidt company.
compartment of the fuselage and parachute to safety – in theory. The design was never fully built and tested.
Zeppelin also experimented with two small fighter designs in 1944 for the war effort: Rammer and Fliegende Panzerfaust (Flying Bazooka). This second experimental aircraft is the one on display at Warbirds Over the Beach. This particular design was developed in the winter of 1944-1945 and was designed to actually ram enemy aircraft. It was to be towed by a Messerschmidt Bf109 to its service altitude. Once there, the pilot would fire six solid-fuel rockets and aim the aircraft at the enemy. The pilot was positioned in the aircraft laying down, and just before ramming the enemy, he would open the lower
Builder Holger Bull, began building full-scale World War II aircraft in recent years. His interest grew from his father’s career as a pilot for the Messerschmidt factory, where he flew Me 262s among other aircraft. Mr. Bull built this Fliegende Panzerfaust by starting with a small three-view drawing and a type description. While not intended to fly, he still takes the greatest care in getting the details correct using original documentation and research. He uses original parts, like instruments, wheels and electrical components when possible and constructs other components from comparative types at the time.
BMW TLJ-2 – Strahljager Projekt II Wing Span: Length: Armament:
22 ft., 10 in. 27 ft., 5 in. 2 x MG 151/20 (20mm) or 2 x MK 108 (30mm)
During World War II, EZS, a subsidiary of BMW, developed new designs to compliment the jet engines developed by BMW at the time. Four designs focusing on simplicity and easy construction were submitted
HISTORICAL DISPLAY
in November 1944 with the direction of engineer Dr. Huber. The second design had several variants with the pilot either prone or sitting and with short and long wingspans. The air intake was in the nose and ducted
Last month, the BMW TLJ-2 (Strahljager Projekt II) arrived at the Military Aviation Museum. This unique static display was built by Holger Bull in German working from drawings using original parts and new construction.
under the cockpit to the BMW 003 engine mounted in the rear fuselage. These were only prototype aircraft and none were ever put into production or flown. 45