Heinkel He 177

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The Heinkel He 177 was a German long-range heavy bomber of World War II, notable for its troubled development, engine reliability issues, and limited operational success.

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Generate an image of the Heinkel He 177 (The Heinkel He 177 was a German long-range heavy bomber of World War II, notable for its troubled development, engine reliability issues, and limited operational success.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
heavy bomber ⓘ
long-range bomber ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
airForce German Luftwaffe ⓘ
linked to: Luftwaffe
armament 13 mm machine gun ⓘ
20 mm cannon ⓘ
MG 131 machine gun ⓘ
MG 151 cannon ⓘ
MG 81 machine gun ⓘ
remote-controlled turrets ⓘ
bombLoad 6000 kg ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
crew 5 ⓘ
6 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed 470 km/h ⓘ
designer Siegfried Günter ⓘ
Walter Günter ⓘ
linked to: Siegfried Günter
developmentStart late 1930s ⓘ
emptyWeight 16300 kg ⓘ
engineConfiguration coupled engines ⓘ
two engine nacelles ⓘ
firstFlight 1939-11-19 ⓘ
grossWeight 27000 kg ⓘ
height 6.4 m ⓘ
length 22 m ⓘ
manufacturer Heinkel ⓘ
maximumSpeed 565 km/h ⓘ
maxTakeoffWeight 31500 kg ⓘ
meaningOfName Griffin ⓘ
missionType anti-shipping operations ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
natoName Greif ⓘ
notableIssue engine fires ⓘ
engine overheating ⓘ
poor reliability ⓘ
structural weaknesses ⓘ
numberBuilt over 1000 ⓘ
operationalUse Eastern Front ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
powerplant Daimler-Benz DB 606 ⓘ
Daimler-Benz DB 610 ⓘ
linked to: Daimler-Benz DB 606
primaryVariant Heinkel He 177 A-3 ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 177

Heinkel He 177 A-5 ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 177
productionPeriod 1941–1944 ⓘ
propellers four-bladed propellers ⓘ
range 5500 km ⓘ
requirement dive-bombing capability ⓘ
retirement 1945 ⓘ
role maritime strike aircraft ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
serviceCeiling 8000 m ⓘ
serviceEntry 1942 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Heinkel He 277 ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 177
survivingExamples 0 ⓘ
usedBy Luftwaffe ⓘ
wingArea 100 m2 ⓘ
wingspan 31.44 m ⓘ

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Luftwaffe → usedAircraft → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
Heinkel He 177 → primaryVariant → Heinkel He 177 A-3 ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 177
Heinkel He 177 → primaryVariant → Heinkel He 177 A-5 ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 177
Heinkel He 177 → successor → Heinkel He 277 ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 177
Heinkel → producedAircraft → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
MG 131 machine gun → usedOnAircraft → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
Greif → refersTo → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
Greif → appliesTo → Heinkel He 177A ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 177
BMW 801 → usedInAircraft → Heinkel He 177 (early versions) ⓘ
subject linked to: BMW 801 radial engine
linked to: Heinkel He 177
Daimler-Benz DB 606 → usedInAircraft → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
Heinkel He 274 → relatedTo → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
Heinkel He 277 → designedAsSuccessorTo → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
Fritz X → launchPlatform → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
subject linked to: Fritz X guided bomb
Henschel Hs 293 → usedOnAircraftType → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
subject linked to: Henschel Hs 293 guided missile
Luftwaffenfeuerzeug → refersTo → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
Luftwaffenfeuerzeug → appliedTo → Heinkel He 177 A-series bombers ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 177
Luftwaffe bombers → notableModel → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
Kampfgeschwader 40 → aircraftOperated → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
FX 1400 → typicalCarrierAircraft → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X → launchPlatform → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
FuG 230 Straßburg → typicalCarrierAircraft → Heinkel He 177 ⓘ
subject linked to: FuG 230 Straßburg receiver