Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Predom. non-ferrous metal; possibly wood; rubber tires.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

9,05 m

Largeur

7,2 m

Hauteur

2,6 m

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Aviation

Catégorie

Aéronefs

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Heinkel

Pays

Allemagne

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Marienehe

Contexte

Pays

Allemagne

État/province

Inconnu

Période

WWII (1939-1945); first flown Dec. 6, 1944; made available to Luftwaffe in 1945.

Canada

Inconnu

Fonction

Aerial combat; intended for use in the defence of Germany against Allied bombing raids.

Technique

The Heinkel He 162 jet fighter was conceived, designed, and built in 90 days as a last attempt by Germany to avoid defeat in Second World War. Intended as an inexpensive fighter, the Heinkel He 162 could be built by semi-skilled labour out of non-strategic materials. After initial aerodynamic and structural problems were solved, the German Air Force began receiving Heinkel He 162s in 1945, but there is no evidence that they saw action. Records from the period are incomplete, and it is not known exactly how many were built. Total scheduled output of Heinkel He 162s was to be 4,000 per month. Pilots supplied for this vast output were to be given glider training and assigned directly to this jet fighter. It is fortunate that this plan was never realised since the He 162 was no machine for the inexperienced. Even seasoned pilots had to use extremely smooth and delicate control movements to stay out of trouble. A rudimentary ejection seat carried the pilot past the engine air-intake on bailout.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Registration number painted on outside surfaces of both vertical stabilizers reads: "120086"; lettering painted or stenciled on fuselage at various points along port side reads: "Aussenbordstechdosel/im Bugradraum"; Hier unterbocken"; "Vordem Start muB/Startmannschaft kontrolliern/ob Duse auf S- Stellung gefahren"; Hier unterbocken"; lettering painted or stenciled on fuselage at various points along starboard side reads: "Hier unterbocken"; "Saue[illeg.]/Aussenbordansch[illeg.]"; "Hier unterbocken".

Manque

Appears complete.

Fini

Predom. painted dark green on top & light green on bottom; black painted section on top of fuselage between engine & tail; engine has silver band around intake & black band around exhaust; black tires & landing gear; black & white insignia; clear cockpit windows; red arrow on both sides of nose section.

Décoration

Iron cross insignia on both sides of fuselage aft of engine & on top and bottom of both wings; swastika on outside surfaces of both vertical stabilizers.