Heinkel He 170

Heinkel He 170
Type:	Reconnaissance plane
Design country:	German Empire
Manufacturer:	Heinkel
First flight:	April 17, 1937
Commissioning:	1937
Production time:	1937 to 1938
Number of pieces:	18 + 2 prototypes

The Heinkel He 170 was built in 1937 as an export version of the He 70 F long-range reconnaissance aircraft for Hungary with a Gnôme-Rhône 14K Mistral Major engine built under license . This fourteen-cylinder double radial engine was covered with a NACA hood . Further structural differences were an adjustable three-bladed metal propeller and a rigid, clad tail wheel opposite the retractable skid spur of the He 70 F. In the rear fuselage there was a defensive stand (pot) that could be extended downwards. A small series was built and delivered for Hungary.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
length	11.70 m
span	14.8 m
height	3.1 m
Wing area	36.50 m²
Empty mass	2300 kg
Takeoff mass	3800 kg
Marching speed	410 km / h
Top speed	455 km / h at an altitude of 2000 m
Landing speed	107 km / h
Service ceiling	8300 m
Climb performance	13.7 minutes at an altitude of 3000 m
Range	950 km
Engines	Gnôme-et-Rhône 14 Mistral-Major , 14-cylinder double radial engine, air-cooled, with 930 PS (684 kW)
Propeller diameter	3.20 m
Armament	a rear-facing 7.92 mm machine gun

See also

• List of aircraft types

literature

• Heinz J. Nowarra : The German Air Armament 1933-1945. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5464-4 (complete work), ISBN 3-7637-5466-0 (volume 2).
• Heinkel - Chronicle and data sheets of the Heinkel-Flugzeugbau company. Reprint, Aviatic Verlag, 2nd edition, ISBN 3-925505-08-3 .

Web links

Commons : Heinkel He 70K  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Beautiful Blitz (Warbirds). In: AIR International, January 1991, p. 32.