Heinkel He 219
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The Heinkel He 219 was a German World War II twin-engine night fighter aircraft notable for its advanced radar equipment and effectiveness against Allied bombers.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II military aircraft
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night fighter aircraft → twin-engine aircraft → |
| aircraftConfiguration |
mid-wing monoplane
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twin-engine → |
| airForceBranch |
Nachtjagdgeschwader units
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| airframeMaterial |
all-metal construction
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| alliedCodename |
Owl
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| armament |
20 mm cannon
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30 mm cannon → |
| armamentFeature |
Schräge Musik upward-firing cannon installation
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| cockpitConfiguration |
tandem two-seat cockpit
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| conflict |
World War II
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| controlSurfaces |
conventional tailplane
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| countryOfOrigin |
Nazi Germany
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| crew |
2
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| crewProtection |
armoured cockpit
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| designer |
Robert Lusser
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| developmentReason |
counter British night bombing offensive
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| ejectionSeats |
yes
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| engineType |
liquid-cooled inverted V-12 piston engine
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| firstFlight |
1942-11-06
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| height |
approximately 4.0 m
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| introduced |
1943
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| landingGear |
tricycle landing gear
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| length |
approximately 15.5 m
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| manufacturer |
Heinkel
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| maxSpeed |
approximately 615 km/h
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| NATOReportingName |
none
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| nickName |
Owl
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Uhu → |
| notableAs |
one of the first operational aircraft with ejection seats
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| notableFor |
advanced radar equipment
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effectiveness against Allied bombers → |
| numberBuilt |
approximately 268
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| numberOfEngines |
2
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| operationalUse |
defence of the Reich night fighter operations
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| powerplant |
Daimler-Benz DB 603A engine
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| primaryRole |
night fighter
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| productionPeriod |
1942–1944
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| radarEquipment |
FuG 212 Lichtenstein C-1 radar
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FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 radar → |
| range |
approximately 1,500 km
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| retired |
1945
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| serviceCeiling |
approximately 9,000 m
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| serviceEntry |
1943
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| targetedAircraft |
RAF Bomber Command heavy bombers
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| usedBy |
Luftwaffe
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| wingspan |
approximately 18.5 m
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Heinkel
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producedAircraft |
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Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive
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usedAircraft |
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MG 131 machine gun
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usedOnAircraft |
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Defense of the Reich
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usedWeapon |