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Origin: Ernst Heinkel AG, also built by Arado Flugzeugwerke, six seat heavy-bomber and missle carrier.
Engines: Two Daimler-Benz DB 610A-1/B-1, each comprising two inverted-vee-12 liquid-cooled engines geared to one propellor.
Armament: A-5/R2:
One 7.92mm MG 81J manually aimed in nose; Ammunition: 2000 rounds
One 20mm MG 151 manually aimed in forward ventral gondola ; Ammunition: 300 rounds
Two 13mm MG 131 in remote front dorsal turret ; Ammunition: 750 rounds per gun
One 13mm MG 131 in electric aft dorsal turret ; Ammunition: 750 rounds
One 20mm MG 151 cannon in in tail position ; Ammunition: 300 rounds
Bomb Load: A-5/R2:
Sixteen 110 lb. (50kg) SC 50, four 551 lb. (250-kg) SC 250 or two 1,102 lb. (500 kg) SC 500, or two LMA III parachute sea mines, LT 50 torpedos, or Hs 293 of FX 1400 missiles.
Production: 8 Prototypes
35 He 177A-0 (Mainly Arado built)
130 He 177A-1 (Arado built)
170 He 177A-3 (Heinkel Built)
826 He 177A-5
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| Crew |
6 |
| Dimensions |
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| Wing span |
31.44 m (103 ft. 1 in) |
| Wing area, |
21.7 m2 (234 ft2) |
| Length |
22 m (72 ft. 2 in) |
| Height |
6.4m (21 ft) |
| Powerplant |
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| 2 Daimler-Benz DB 610A-1/B-1 , power |
2,950 hp |
| Weight |
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| Empty weight |
16,800 kg (37,038lb) |
| Loaded weight |
31,000kg (68,343lb ) |
| Performance |
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| Maximum speed |
at altitude |
472km/h (295 mph) |
| m (ft) |
6,100 (21,000lb) |
| Initial rate of climb |
260m/min (853 ft/min ) |
| Service ceiling |
7080 m (26,500 ft) |
| Range with Fritz or Hs 293 missle |
5000 km (3,107 ml) |
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"Aviation of Luftwaffe" /Viktor Shunkov/
"Encyclopedia of military engineering" /Aerospace Publising/
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