Heinkel

Heinkel He 111

Heavy bomber

  • First flight1935
  • Introduction1935
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built6,508
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
5 (pilot, navigator/bombardier/nose gunner, ventral gunner, dorsal gunner/radio operator, side gunner)
Length
16.4 m
Wingspan
22.6 m
Height
4 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
440 km/h
Range
2,300 km
Service ceiling
6,500 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Junkers Jumo 211F-1 or Junkers Jumo 211F-2 V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines (1,300 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: up to 7 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine guns or 7x MG 81 machine gun (2 in the nose, 1 in the dorsal, 2 in the side, 2 in the ventral), some of them replaced or augmented by, 1 × 20 mm MG FF cannon (central nose mount or forward ventral position), 1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun (mounted dorsal and/or ventral rear positions); Bombs: 2000 kg in the main internal bomb bay, Up to 3600 kg could be carried externally. External bomb racks blocked the internal bomb bay. Carrying bombs externally increased weight and drag and impaired the aircraft's performance significantly. Carrying the maximum load usua