Heinkel He 177

E15427

World War II aircraft heavy bomber long-range bomber military aircraft

The Heinkel He 177 was a German long-range heavy bomber of World War II, notable for its troubled development, engine reliability issues, and limited operational success.

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Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft → heavy bomber → long-range bomber → military aircraft →
airForce	German Luftwaffe →
armament	13 mm machine gun → 20 mm cannon → MG 131 machine gun → MG 151 cannon → MG 81 machine gun → remote-controlled turrets →
bombLoad	6000 kg →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfOrigin	Germany →
crew	5 → 6 →
cruiseSpeed	470 km/h →
designer	Siegfried Günter → Walter Günter →
developmentStart	late 1930s →
emptyWeight	16300 kg →
engineConfiguration	coupled engines → two engine nacelles →
firstFlight	1939-11-19 →
grossWeight	27000 kg →
height	6.4 m →
length	22 m →
manufacturer	Heinkel →
maximumSpeed	565 km/h →
maxTakeoffWeight	31500 kg →
meaningOfName	Griffin →
missionType	anti-shipping operations → strategic bombing →
natoName	Greif →
notableIssue	engine fires → engine overheating → poor reliability → structural weaknesses →
numberBuilt	over 1000 →
operationalUse	Eastern Front → Western Front →
powerplant	Daimler-Benz DB 606 → Daimler-Benz DB 610 →
primaryVariant	Heinkel He 177 A-3 → Heinkel He 177 A-5 →
productionPeriod	1941–1944 →
propellers	four-bladed propellers →
range	5500 km →
requirement	dive-bombing capability →
retirement	1945 →
role	maritime strike aircraft → strategic bomber →
serviceCeiling	8000 m →
serviceEntry	1942 →
status	retired →
successor	Heinkel He 277 →
survivingExamples	0 →
usedBy	Luftwaffe →
wingArea	100 m2 →
wingspan	31.44 m →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Heinkel He 177 ("Heinkel He 177 A-3") → Heinkel He 177 ("Heinkel He 177 A-5") →	primaryVariant
Greif ("Heinkel He 177A") →	appliesTo
Heinkel →	producedAircraft
Greif →	refersTo
Heinkel He 177 ("Heinkel He 277") →	successor
Luftwaffe →	usedAircraft
MG 131 machine gun →	usedOnAircraft