Heinkel He
177 |
The He 177 was a try to devellop a real strategic bomber. The idea to
combine two motors on one propeller lead to heavy problems. Due to this and
other misstakes in construction, the plane became a deadly trap for many
crews and got the the nick-name "Lighter of the Reich". The He 177 saw first
operational service in 1942 and was mainly used for maritime warfare in the
west. In the mid of 1944 87 He 177 flew an attack on Velikye Luki at the
east-front. At the end of the war one machine was modified to carry a german
atomic bomb.
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Series: A,B,V | ||||||
e.g. type: | Use: | |||||
He 177 A-3 | Bomber | |||||
He 177 A-5 | ||||||
He 177 A-7 | ||||||
He 177 B-0 | Bomber (4 motors) | |||||
Data of the: He 177 A-3 |
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Length: | 22,02 m | |||||
Width: | 31,44 m | |||||
Heigth: | 6,70 m | |||||
Crew: | 6 | |||||
Motor: | DB 606 | |||||
Power: | 2 x 2700 PS | |||||
Vmax: | 480 km/h | |||||
Range: | 3700 km | |||||
Ceiling: | 8800 m | |||||
Armament: | 1 x MG/FF | |||||
2 x MG 131 | ||||||
1 x MG 81 | ||||||
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