Heinkel He 112

what is it?

The Heinkel He 112 is a German fighter aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter. It was one of four aircraft designed to compete for the 1933 fighter contract of the Luftwaffe, in which it came second behind the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Small numbers were used for a short time by the Luftwaffe and some were built for other countries, with around 100 being completed.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 488 km/htop speed
• range 1,100 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,230 kgmax take-off weight
• built 98made in total

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 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,100 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1935-09

status

retired

number built

98

role

fighter

origin

German Reich

makers

Rostock, Heinkel

engines

1× Junkers Jumo 210Da / Jumo 210Ga

length

9 m

wingspan

11.5 m

height

3.7 m

max take-off weight

2,230 kg

top speed

488 km/h

range

1,100 km

ceiling

8,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.