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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. B.21-77 at Oberschleissheim (8420993510): Simon Boddy from Maidenhead, Uk· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. CASA 2.111B in flight: Umeyou· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The CASA 2.111 is a medium bomber derived from the Heinkel He 111 and produced in Spain under licence by Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). The 2.111 models differed significantly in details from Heinkel's wartime He 111H design while using essentially the same airframe in appearance, featuring heavier armament and eventually Rolls-Royce Merlin engines.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 22.5 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 81 years ago, in 1945.
- Top speed is 3.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 22.5 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Range of 1,950 km: 11× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1945
- introduced
- 1945
- retired
- 1973
- status
- retired
- number built
- 236
- role
- medium bomber
- makers
- Airbus Defence and Space S.A.
- engines
- 2× Rolls-Royce Merlin 500-29
- crew
- 5
- length
- 16.4 m
- wingspan
- 22.5 m
- height
- 3.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 14 t
- top speed
- 440 km/h
- range
- 1,950 km
- ceiling
- 7,800 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q420034, Wikipedia: CASA 2.111 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.