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Heinkel He 162D Volksjager

3,203 Piero_TheKing_  3.7 years ago

He 162D!!

The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger, Is the name of a project of the Emergency Fighter Program design competition, was a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe in World War II. It was designed and built quickly and made primarily of wood as metals were in very short supply and prioritised for other aircraft.
Heinkel had designed a relatively small, 'sporty'-looking aircraft, with a sleek, streamlined fuselage. Overall, the look of the plane was extremely modernistic for its time, appearing quite contemporary in terms of layout and angular
arrangement even to today's eyes.

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 11.16 m2 (120.1 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,660 kg (3,660 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)
Fuel capacity: 695 l (184 US gal; 153 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × BMW 109-003E-1 or BMW 109-003E-2 turbojet engine
Performance

Maximum speed: 790 km/h (normal thrust)
840 km/h at 6,000 m (20,000 ft) (normal thrust)
890 km/h (emergency boosted thrust)
905 km/h at 6,000 m (emergency boosted thrust)
Range: 975 km (606 mi, 526 nmi)
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 23.42 m/s (4,610 ft/min)
Thrust/weight: 0.35 (normal thrust)
0.41 (emergency boosted thrust)
Armament
Guns: 2 × 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon with 50 bullets

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 26.0ft (7.9m)
  • Length 34.3ft (10.5m)
  • Height 8.9ft (2.7m)
  • Empty Weight 4,400lbs (1,995kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,982lbs (2,713kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.878
  • Wing Loading 31.0lbs/ft2 (151.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 193.1ft2 (17.9m2)
  • Drag Points 192

Parts

  • Number of Parts 61
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 316