Heinkel He 162
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The Heinkel He 162 was a late-World War II German single-engine jet fighter, notable for its rapid development and use by the Luftwaffe as an emergency "Volksjäger" (people's fighter).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heinkel He 162 canonical | 1 |
| Heinkel He 162 variants (projected) | 1 |
| Heinkel He 162E | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
ⓘ
jet fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ single-engine jet aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | 2× 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon ⓘ |
| armamentType | cannon ⓘ |
| category |
German jet aircraft
ⓘ
Heinkel ⓘ
surface form:
Heinkel aircraft
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedAs | emergency fighter ⓘ |
| designedFor | relatively inexperienced pilots ⓘ |
| developmentTime | about 3 months from design to prototype ⓘ |
| engineCount | 1 ⓘ |
| enginePlacement | top-mounted nacelle ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| era | late World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1944-12-06 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first operational jet fighters in history ⓘ |
| introduced | 1945 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
ⓘ
surface form:
Heinkel
|
| materialUsed |
metal
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
approximately 522 mph
ⓘ
approximately 840 km/h ⓘ |
| nickname |
People's Fighter
ⓘ
Volksjäger ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
top-mounted jet engine above fuselage
ⓘ
use of non-strategic materials such as wood ⓘ very rapid development cycle ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 320 ⓘ |
| operator |
French Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
French Air Force (captured examples)
Luftwaffe ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force (captured examples)
|
| powerplant | BMW 003 turbojet ⓘ |
| programName | Volksjäger program ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 606 mi
ⓘ
approximately 975 km ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
approximately 12000 m
ⓘ
approximately 39370 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin vertical tail ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid-mounted wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heinkel He 162 variants (projected)
subject surface form:
Heinkel HeS 011
this entity surface form:
Heinkel He 162E