Heinkel He 178

Prototype

Service Data

In Service: 27 August 1939 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: 27 August 1939
Manufacturer: Heinkel
Number built: 2

Technical Data

Type: Jet engined experimental aircraft

Crew: 1 man
Length: 7.48 m
Wingspan: 7.2 m
Wing area: 9.1 m²
Height: 2.1 m
Empty: 1,620 kg
Loaded: 1,998 kg
Engine: 1 × Heinkel HeS 3B turbojet engine producing up to 450 kg of thrust
Maximum speed: 700 km/h
Range: 200 km
Service ceiling:
Armament:
none
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
He 178 V-1
He 178 V-2

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History

The Heinkel He 178 was a single seat single turbojet shoulder wing monoplane prototype

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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