Ta-152c

[Codex]

Originally Posted by Al Schlageter

Codex, nice chart but no Ta152 flew with the DB603L engine. The V 6, 7 and 8 used DB603E engines. Calculated numbers, they are.

Which source are you quoting? Here is my reference (apologies for the shots, I don't have a scanner)

[Al Schlageter]

Dieter Hermann's Ta 152 book, pg 127.

The Do 335 was also to get DB603L engines but never did.

[Codex]

Well I don't have that one, however, another reference I have (Ta-152 Monogram Close Up #24) has a number of pages referring to V6 (VH+EY), V7 (CI+XM) & V8 (?). V6 initially was fitted with a DB603E but later joined V8 and was fitted with the DB603L. V7 was fitted with DB603EM. V7 was faster at sea level but at higher altitudes the DB603L had the better performance. Both the DB603EM and the DB603L required 96 octane C3 fuel, which was becoming harder to get, so it was decided that the production aircraft (Ta-152 C-1) would be powered by the DB603LA (An L engine without the supercharger but with MW50) This way it could use both 87 octane B4 or 96 octane C3.

Flight tests were done from Dec 44' to Feb 45'. V6 logged 18 test flights alone totalling 7hrs 41min.