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Moskalyev SAM-9 Strela ✕ Bachem Ba 349 Natter ✕
Manufacturer Moskalyev Bachem-Werke
Description The Moskalyev SAM-9 (Arrow) was a one-off, Soviet, 1930s experimental tailless aircraft designed to test the characteristics of a leaf-shaped low-aspect-ratio delta wing. The Bachem Ba 349 Natter () is a German rocket-powered point-defence interceptor that was developed during the latter portion of the Second World War.
First Flight 1937-01-01 1945-03-01
Designer Aleksandr Sergeyevitch Moskalyev Erich Bachem
Length (m) 6.15 6
Height (m) 2.25
Cockpit Crew 1
Max Speed (km/h) 310 1000
Cruise Speed (km/h) 800
Max Ceiling (m) 1500 12000
Rate of Climb (m/s) 190
Armament 24 × 73 mm Henschel Hs 297 Föhn 73mm rocket shells; or 33 × 55 mm R4M rocket shells; or 2 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon with 30 rpg (proposed)
Endurance (h) 4.36
National Origin Soviet Union
Number Built 1 36
Powerplant Description 1 × Voronezh MV-6 inverted 6-cylinder inline, 201 kW (270 hp) each 1 × Walter HWK 109-509C-1 bi-fuel rocket engine, 11.2 kN thrust each
Primary Users Luftwaffe, Schutzstaffel
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moskalyev_SAM-9_Strela en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachem_Ba_349_Natter
Flat Wing Span (m) 3.55 4
Flat Wing Area (m²) 13 4.7
Flat Wing Aspect Ratio 0.975
Aircraft Engine Renault 6P
Number of Engines 1 1