Latests Kurt Tank and Willy Messerschmitt designs

[GODO]

Willy Messerschmitt:
HA300 for the spanish Hispano Aviacion company (1959), then sold to Egypt in 1960:




Kurt Tank:
HF-24 Marut for the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited company (1961):

[MiloMorai]

Can't let this thread go by without anyone posting.

There is quite the story behind the HA300.

The Murat had some service with the Indians.

[GScholz]

Originally posted by MiloMorai
There is quite the story behind the HA300.

Really? Tell us about it, I must say the lines on that HA300 is very nice indeed.

[MiloMorai]

Originally posted by GScholz
Really? Tell us about it, I must say the lines on that HA300 is very nice indeed.

to get you started.
"
In the beginning of the sexties Egypt strarted an ambtious project to develop and produce a supersonic fighter with spanich assistance. Willi Messerschmitt the famous greman enginner was responsible for the project, he and his team designed a lightweight supersonic fighter designated as HA-300P. When Spain ended its support to the project the entire Messerschmitt team was moved to Egypt. The Austrian jet enjine expert Ferdinand Brandner was invited to develop a new turbojet for the new fighter.

Test facilities and workshops for the new fighter and engine were built at Hulwan airbase southeast of Cairo. The newly built E- 300jet engine ran for the first time in July1963 , While the HA- 300first prototype made its first flight on 7 March1964 . India helped fund development of the E- 300engine in order to acquire a new power plant for its HF- 24Marut jet fighter.

2 Egyptian pilots were sent to India in 1964 and attended the Indian air force test pilot school to prepare for the HA- 300flight development, India also provided a Marut fighter for the E- 300project. After 1967 defeat continus Russian pressure was made to stop the project and due to financial problemes and the availability of large amounts of Russian fighters the Egyptian government cancelled the project in 1969 when the third prototype with the E- 300 had started taxi test already. The programme costed the Egyptian governament more than 135 million Egyptian pounds. And the E- 300engine was used in the Indian HF- 24Marut fighter."

[GODO]

The HA300 desing was finished just when General Franco and USA signed something like a military/economic alliance. Spain was "forced" to buy USA military equipment and current orders for HA300 were cancelled. The entire project was then sold to Egypt.

[Angus]

Hehee, Sydney Camm's job here:

[Glasses]

That's because the Amis feared the elite Messertank aircraft builders