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Heinkel He-177 Grief

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One of Germany only succesful Heavy bombers, the Heinkel He-177 was also one of the only bombers that wasn't orginally a civilian aircraft, it carried many of the heavy payloads like glide bombs and the legendary Fritz X guided bomb, it was also cabable of "glide bombing" or a shallow version of dive bombing but this is what caused major instability problems, it also suffrered from constant engine fire and was dubbed the "Luftwaffes Lighter" or "Flaming Coffin", albeit not a very attractive nickname, but it played a major role in Eastern Front bombing the city of Velikiye Luki in an attempt to slow the Russian advance, and also agianst the UK mianland in the "baby blitz", (activator 1 for front gun, activator 2 for 1st turret activator 3 for 2nd turret, activator 4 for the underbelly gun, activator 5 for tail gun and trim for landing gear)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 102.3ft (31.2m)
  • Length 86.5ft (26.4m)
  • Height 19.8ft (6.0m)
  • Empty Weight 18,913lbs (8,579kg)
  • Loaded Weight 29,083lbs (13,192kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.137
  • Wing Loading 27.0lbs/ft2 (132.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,075.7ft2 (99.9m2)
  • Drag Points 14256

Parts

  • Number of Parts 135
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 770