competing against the Messerschmitt Bf 109

[Royraiden]

Originally Posted by Xilon_x

HEINKEL HE 112



The Heinkel He 112 was a fighter aircraft designed by Walter and Siegfried Günter. It was one of four aircraft designed to compete for the Luftwaffe's 1933 fighter contract, which was eventually won by the Messerschmitt Bf 109.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_112

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Looks lovely.

[TheGrunch]

The He 100 was a beautiful looking aircraft, and supposedly had a fairly incredible performance as well. Such a shame so little solid information about it has survived.

[Strike]

I think it has similarities in design to the MiG-3 If you imagine the cockpit a little further aft...

[Ltbear]

lol pretty close just different wings, thats why the air intake is under fuselage

LTbear

[Fritz X]

The He-100 was far ahead of it's time flight-characteristics wise.

Unfortunately the overly complicated and easy to damage cooling system doomed the project, sadly.

[Xilon_x]

this is heinkel 112


heinkel also use jet enjine and is fast plane.
TEST jet enjine



HEINKEL 112 V5 and V3



this secret and rare photo

similar machines were also designed by the Soviets with Lavochin La-7 and the MiG I-250

The La-7 was the only Soviet fighter to shoot down a Messerschmitt Me-262, by Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub on one occasion over Germany on February 15, 1945.

http://www.flymig.com/pilots/ivan.ni...h.kozhedub.htm

On February 19, 1945, 1 was on a lone-wolf operation together with Dmitry Titorenko to the north of Frankfurt. I noticed a plane at an altitude of 350 meters (2,170 feet). It was flying along the Oder at a speed that was marginal for my plane. I made a quick about-face and started pursuing it at full throttle, coming down so as to approach it from under the "belly." My wingman opened fire, and the Me-262 (which was a jet, as I had already realized) began turning left, over to my side, losing speed in the process. That was the end of it. I would never have overtaken it if it had flown in a straight line. The main thing was to attack enemy planes during turns, ascents or descents, and not to lose precious seconds.

[swiss]

That looks like a rocket engine, not a jet.

...and German rocket engines sucked big time - think of the Me163.

[engarde]

Originally Posted by Ltbear

lol pretty close just different wings, thats why the air intake is under fuselage

LTbear

ive been looking at ww2 era aircraft since the early 80s and i never made this connection.

remarkable.

very similar.