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Heinkel He 219


Origin: Ernst Heinkel AG
Type: Night fighter
Models:
  He 219A-0 to A-7, He 219B & He 219C
Crew: Two
First Flight:
  He 219V-1 November 15, 1942
Service Delivery:
  Prototypes: November 15, 1942
  He 219A-1: November 1943
Total Production: 268
Powerplant:
He 219V-1:
   Model: Daimler-Benz DB 603AS
   Type: Inverted-vee-12 liquid-cooled
   Number: Two    Horsepower: 1,750 hp

Typical:
   Model: Daimler-Benz DB 603G
   Type: Inverted-vee-12 liquid-cooled
   Number: Two    Horsepower: 1,900 hp

He 219A-6:
   Model: Daimler-Benz DB 603L
   Type: Inverted-vee-12 liquid-cooled
   Number: Two    Horsepower: 1,750 hp

He 219A-7/R2:
   Model: Daimler-Benz DB 603E      Number: Two
   Type: Inverted-vee-12 liquid-cooled
   Horsepower:
     1,800 hp at 2,700 rpm for takeoff.
     1,900 hp at 5,905 ft. (1,800m).
     1,550 hp at 22,965 ft. (7,000m).
Dimensions: He 219A-7
Span: 60 ft. 8 in. (18.5m)
Length (With Aerials):
  50 ft. 11¾ in. (15.54m)
Height: 13 ft. 5½ in. (4.1m)
   Weights: He 219A-7
Empty: 24,692 lb (11,200 kg)
Loaded: 33,730 lb. (15,200 kg)

Performance: He 219A-7
Maximum speed: 416 mph (670kph)
Initial climb: 1,804 ft (550m)/min
Service ceiling: 41,660 ft (12,700m)
Range: 1,243 miles (2,000km)
Armament:
He 219V-1
2 x 20mm MG 151/20 Cannon in wing roots.
1 x 13mm MG 131 in rear cockpit.

He 219A-2/R1
2 x 20mm MG 151/20 Cannon in wing roots.
2 or 4 x 20mm MG 151/20 Cannon in belly tray.
2 x 30mm Mk 108 cannon in Shräge Musik mount.

He 219A-7/R1
2 x 30mm Mk 108 Cannon in wing roots.
2 x 20mm MG 151/20 Cannon in belly tray.
2 x 30mm Mk 103 Cannon in belly tray.
2 x 30mm Mk 108 cannon in Shräge Musik mount.
   Ammunition: 100 rounds per gun

He 219A-7/R2
2 x 30mm Mk 108 Cannon in wing roots.
2 x 20mm MG 151/20 Cannon in belly tray.
2 x 30mm Mk 108 Cannon in belly tray.
2 x 30mm Mk 108 Cannon in Shräge Musik mount.
   Ammunition: 100 rounds per gun
The Heinkel He 219 Uhu ("Eagle-Owl") was a night fighter that served with the German Luftwaffe in the later stages of World War II. A relatively sophisticated design, the He 219 possessed a variety of innovations, including an advanced VHF-band intercept radar. It was also the first operational military aircraft in the world to be equipped with ejection seats, and the first operational German World War II-era aircraft with tricycle landing gear. Had the Uhu been available in quantity, it might have had a significant effect upon the strategic bomber offensive of the Royal Air Force; but only 268 of all models were built by the end of the war and these saw only limited service.


                         
Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings of the Luftwaffe, 1979, Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia - Heinkel He 219
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