Heinkel He-219A
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Night fighter |
Crew | 2 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Heinkel |
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| Production | 288, ~300 |
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| First Flew | 6 November 1942 |
Introduction | 1943 |
| Variants | |||
| He 219 A-0 | Initially used for pre-production aircraft but became first major production version with DB 603A engines, 104 built as of 30 November 1944 | ||
| He 219 A-1 | Proposed reconnaissance-bomber aircraft; project abandoned | ||
| He 219 A-2 | Similar to A-0 but extended engine nacelles with additional fuel tanks, DB 603AA engines, 85 built as of 30 November 1944 | ||
| He 219 A-5 | Planned three-seat night fighter, only some prototypes known to have been built from A-2 airframes | ||
| He 219 A-6 | Planned Mosquito-hunter, stripped-down version of the He 219 A-2, armed with four 20 mm MG 151/20s | ||
| He 219 A-7 | Improved night fighter version, powered by two DB 603E engines, 210 ordered as of 30 November 1944 | ||
| He 219 D-1 | He 219 A-7 airframes adapted for Jumo 213E engines, five known to be delivered in 1945 | ||
| He 319 | An unbuilt multi-role aircraft project entirely unrelated to the He 219; only having the number sequence in common | ||
| He 419 | Various derived projects culminating in He 419 B-1/R1, six of which were flown; use of the He 319 tail, very long-span wing, two 20 mm MG 151/20 in the wings and four 30 mm MK 108 in ventral housing. Speed of 679 km/h to 13600 m | ||
| Letov LB-79 | Two He219s built from recovered components in Czechoslovakia during 1950, with one being used as a jet engine test-bed. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 15.33 m |
Empty Weight | 9300 kg |
| Wingspan | 18.5 m |
Loaded Weight | 11200 kg |
| Height | 4.1 m |
Max takeoff weight | 13580 kg |
| Wing area | 44.5 m² |
Wing loading | 341 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Gun | 2 × 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108
cannon * |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 100 |
| Secondary Guns | 6 x 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) MG 151/20 ** |
Ammunition Carried | 6 x 300 |
| Radar embarked | Telefunken FuG 220 Lichtenstein
SN-2 (active), FuG 227 Flensburg (en) and/or FuG 350 Naxos (passive)
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(*) Schräge Musik (oriented 65° above horizontal), (**) 4 in a detachable fairing under the fuselage, 2 other in wing roots
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Daimler-Benz DB 603E or DB 603A |
Type & Displacement | V-12 inverted liquid-cooled , 44.52
L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 1553 hp at 2500 rpm * or 2 x 1550 hp at 2500 rpm * |
Power/Weight Ratio | 276.78 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 2600
L
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(*) combat power at sea level, (**) with max loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 670 km/h
at 7000 m |
Cruise Speed | 540 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 12700 m |
| Rate of Climb | 8.8 m/s |
Range | 1545 km, 2000 km (ferry range) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | militaryfactory.com | - |
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