Sometimes you feel like the projects you are working with are too tight on the scedule. But then you just have to see this, the HE-162A, the JSF of the third rich, ment to be the low airplane in the HI-LO mix of ME 262 and HE-162 .
HEINKEL 162A-2
“VOLKSJÄGER”
Schedule:
TTM issued by RLM: 1944-09-08
Specification written: 1944-09-15
Mock up ready: 1944-09-23
Start detail design: 1944-09-23
Start detail manufacturing prototype: 1944-09-24
Heinkel design chosen: 1944-09-30
Ready copy of production drawings: 1944-10-29
Prototype V1 flies: 1944-12-06
Prototype V1 crashes (adhesive failure): 1944-12-10
V2 flies: 1944-12-22
V4 flies: 1945-01-16
V18 flies 1945-01-24
V30 flies: 1945-02-24
1:st division assembled: 1945-02-06
1:st division combat ready: 1945-04-14
50 He 162 combat ready: 1945-05-04
>100 He 162 delivered: 1945-05-08
~800 He 162 in production: 1945-05-08
And it was not the simplest airplane of its time, quite a lot of equipment in it compared to contemporary airplanes (but not the most advanced):
TTM issued by RLM: 1944-09-08
Specification written: 1944-09-15
Mock up ready: 1944-09-23
Start detail design: 1944-09-23
Start detail manufacturing prototype: 1944-09-24
Heinkel design chosen: 1944-09-30
Ready copy of production drawings: 1944-10-29
Prototype V1 flies: 1944-12-06
Prototype V1 crashes (adhesive failure): 1944-12-10
V2 flies: 1944-12-22
V4 flies: 1945-01-16
V18 flies 1945-01-24
V30 flies: 1945-02-24
1:st division assembled: 1945-02-06
1:st division combat ready: 1945-04-14
50 He 162 combat ready: 1945-05-04
>100 He 162 delivered: 1945-05-08
~800 He 162 in production: 1945-05-08
And it was not the simplest airplane of its time, quite a lot of equipment in it compared to contemporary airplanes (but not the most advanced):
Fuselage: Body and tail: Aluminium.
Wing, rudders and doors: wood
Systems: Ejection seat. Trimable stabilizer, Manual rudders.
Electronic: Radio, DF, IFF, gyro sight.
Armament: 2 x 20 mm gun, 120 rounds/gun.
Engine: BMW 003E-1 920 kp static thrust.
Weights: Equipped exclusive pilot and fuel: 1758 kg.
Systems: Ejection seat. Trimable stabilizer, Manual rudders.
Electronic: Radio, DF, IFF, gyro sight.
Armament: 2 x 20 mm gun, 120 rounds/gun.
Engine: BMW 003E-1 920 kp static thrust.
Weights: Equipped exclusive pilot and fuel: 1758 kg.
Take of weight: 2805 kg.
Performance:
Take off to 15 meter: 980 m
Landing distance from 15 meter: 950 m
Climb speed at H=0: 21,5 m/s
Max service altitude: 11700m
Max ferry range: 975 km
Max speed H=0: M=0,73
Max speed H=6km: M=0,79
Take off to 15 meter: 980 m
Landing distance from 15 meter: 950 m
Climb speed at H=0: 21,5 m/s
Max service altitude: 11700m
Max ferry range: 975 km
Max speed H=0: M=0,73
Max speed H=6km: M=0,79
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