The mighty He 162 A-2 Salamander with it's 2 20mm MG 150/20 cannons and amazing turning rate and maneuverability made by the Germans in the mid 1940's it was the third jet ever made right before the Heinkel 280
The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (German, "People's Fighter") is a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe late in World War II. Developed under the Emergency Fighter Program, it was designed and built quickly and made primarily of wood as metals were in very short supply and prioritised for other aircraft. Volksjäger was the Reich Air Ministry's official name for the government design program competition won by the He 162 design. Other names given to the plane include Salamander, which was the codename of its wing-construction program, and Spatz ("Sparrow"), which was the name given to the plane by the Heinkel aviation firm.
The aircraft was notable for its small size.[a] It had a distinctive top-mounted engine which, combined with the aircraft's low landing gear, allowed the engine to be easily accessed for maintenance. This made bailing out of the aircraft without hitting the engine difficult, and the He 162 was the first single-engine aircraft provided with an ejection seat in an operational setting. The small size left little room for fuel, which combined with the inefficient engine resulted in very low endurance - in the order of 20 minutes - and it only had room for two autocannon, making it relatively underarmed for the era.
A series of fatal accidents during testing required a series of refinements that delayed the program. Although production lines were set up and deliveries began in early 1945, the impending defeat of Germany by that time made the effort pointless. Of nearly 1,000 aircraft on the assembly lines, only about 120 were delivered to the airfields and most of those never flew, usually due to shortages of parts, fuel, and pilots. Small numbers were used in development squadrons and these ultimately saw combat in a few cases during April 1945, yet the He 162 also proved to be quite dangerous to its own pilots as its tiny fuel load led to a number of aircraft crashing off field, while additional losses were attributed to structural failure.
Production was still running when the war ended in May 1945. Numerous aircraft were captured by the Allied forces along with ample supplies of parts from the production lines. Eric Brown flew one just after the war and considered it a first-rate aircraft, albeit not suited for novice pilots. Several He 162s have been preserved in museum collections around the world.
Cable of going 900 K/mh (560 mph) and having a engine type of BMW 003
Technically it's nots a PEA or idk since it has more wings than usual (8 total wings) and and it says in @Mornarchii 's post for a aircraft to be PEA it needs a total of 7 wings and I'm too lazy to landing gears because it's frustrating and takes lots of time
I put a bomb on the nose because when you crash it's very satisfying cuz of the explosion and I'll update then bio later
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 40.7ft (12.4m)
- Length 52.7ft (16.1m)
- Height 11.2ft (3.4m)
- Empty Weight 16,649lbs (7,552kg)
- Loaded Weight 20,642lbs (9,363kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.633
- Wing Loading 44.0lbs/ft2 (215.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 468.7ft2 (43.5m2)
- Drag Points 4681
Parts
- Number of Parts 57
- Control Surfaces 10
- Performance Cost 267