Heinkel

Heinkel He 177

Heavy bomber

  • First flight1939
  • Introduction1942
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built1,169
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
six
Length
22.00 m
Wingspan
31.44 m
Height
6.67 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
488 km/h
Range
6,000 km
Service ceiling
8,000 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Daimler-Benz DB 610 24-cylinder liquid-cooled piston engines (2,975 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: One 7.92 mm MG 81 machine gun in nose., One 20 mm MG 151 cannon in forward belly gondola, and one in tail., Two 13 mm MG 131 machine gun in FDL 131Z remotely operated forward dorsal turret, and one in rear belly gondola, one in manned HDL 131/1 aft dorsal turret; Bombs: Up to 7000 kg of ordnance internally, up to 2500 kg externally on underwing racks., 48 × 50 kg bombs or 12 × 250 kg bombs or 10 × 500 kg bombs, 6 × 500 kg bombs or 6 × 1000 kg bombs or, 4 × 1400 kg bombs or 4 × 1700 kg bombs or 2 × 1800 kg bombs or 2 × 2500 kg bombs, 2 × 1000 kg bombs and 2 × 1800 kg bombs or 2 × 1800 kg