Focke-Wulf Fw 187 was an intermediate design above the model that was the backbone of which fighting force?
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 The Focke-Wulf Fw 187 "Falke" ("falcon") was a German aircraft developed in the late 1930s. It was conceived by Kurt Tank as a twin-engine, high-performance fighter, but the "Luftwaffe" saw no role for the design, perceiving it as intermediate between the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110. Later prototypes were adapted to two-seats to compete with the Bf 110 in the "Zerstörer" (heavy fighter) role, but only nine aircraft were built in total.
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 The Focke-Wulf Ta 183 "Huckebein" was a design for a jet-powered fighter aircraft intended as the successor to the Messerschmitt Me 262 and other day fighters in Luftwaffe service during World War II. It was developed only to the extent of wind tunnel models when the war ended, but the basic design was further developed postwar in Argentina as the FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II. The name "Huckebein" is a reference to a trouble-making raven ("Hans Huckebein der Unglücksrabe") from an illustrated story in 1867 by Wilhelm Busch.