Bomber Built Like A Hammerhead Shark: Blohm & Voss P 163

In this video, we take a look at the Blohm & Voss P.163, a bizarre proposed bomber design for Nazi Germany, possibly intended to replace the Heinkel He 11, possibly built just because Blohm & Voss wanted to make it. We first talk about the strange design concepts of BV before going into the war situation Germany found itself in in 1942 after the slowing of Operation Barbarossa. We then talk about how the P.163 was designed with that situation in mind, saving vital resources like aluminum and using mainly heavier steel in its construction. We then look at the cockpit and defensive pod placement at the tip of the wings and why BV may have wanted to do this. We talk about the proposed aerodynamic theory that would have made this a viable design, and why, inevitably, Germany didn't adopt it.