First, the He-177: fitted with 15mm MG151s in a dorsal turret, the nose, and the rear of the ventral gondola, with 2 7.92mm MG 15s in beam positions.
Aircraft Type or Name:
Heinkel He-177
General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1
Year of First Flight: 1936
Description
Conventional Aircraft
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage
Characteristics:
Weight (maximum) 66,000 lbs
Weight (empty) 34,276 lbs
Length 71.5 ft
Wingspan 104 ft
Wing Area 1,440 sq ft
Sweep 2 degrees
Engines 4
BMW 139
Piston
1,550 hp
at 15,000 ft
Crew 7
Typical cost $0.189 million in 1939
Total number procured 2000
Performance:
Top Speed 269 kts = 309 mph
at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Operational Ceiling 25,500 ft
Range 2,200 nm = 2,533 miles
with 12,142 lbs payload
14,213
Climb 814 fpm
Cruise 205 kts = 236 mph
at 15,000 ft
Corner Speed 187 KIAS =
236 kts at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 12.3 deg/sec
Radius 3,706 ft
Internal Data:
Intake / Fan Diameter 12 ft
Bypass Ratio 100
Engine Weight 2015 lbs
Overall Efficiency 22.08 percent
Structural Factor 1.00
Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1
Limiting Airspeed 350 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 6.00 g
Wing Taper 0.2
Wing Thickness at Root 2.8 ft
Tail / Canard Factor 0.4
Number of Nacelles 4
Length 12 ft
Diameter 5 ft
Fullness 0.3
Fuselage Diameter 6 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.5
Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 0
Cleanness 70 percent
Unstreamlined section 3.2 sq ft
User equipment 3,500 lbs