Heinkel He 176

Prototype

Service Data

In Service: 30 June 1939 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: 30 June 1939
Manufacturer: Heinkel
Number built: 1

Technical Data

Type: Rocket engined experimental aircraft prototype

Crew: 1 man
Length: 5 m
Wingspan: 4 m
Wing area: 5 m²
Height: 1.5 m
Empty: 1,570 kg
Loaded: 2,000 kg
Engine: 1 × Walter HWK R I-203 liquid fuel bipropellant rocket engine producing up to 500 kg of thrust
Maximum speed: 700 km/h
Range: 95 km
Service ceiling: 9,000 m
Armament:
none
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
He 176 V-1

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Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242

Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X

For a complete list of sources