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Heinkel Lerche VTOL

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The Heinkel Lerche was the name of a set of project studies made by German aircraft designer Heinkel in 1944 and 1945 for a revolutionary VTOL fighter and ground-attack aircraft. The Lerche was an early coleopter design. Variable pitch props to control VTOL. Let the engines spin up to full RPM's and then set the slider to about 25% and nose down for a perfectly curved transition. Includes 2 nose mounted MG's

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor 'Wespe'
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 16.4ft (5.0m)
  • Length 15.7ft (4.8m)
  • Height 29.4ft (9.0m)
  • Empty Weight 4,894lbs (2,219kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,721lbs (3,048kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.297
  • Wing Loading 26.2lbs/ft2 (128.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 256.3ft2 (23.8m2)
  • Drag Points 9128

Parts

  • Number of Parts 136
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 391