People's Fighter

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The "People's Fighter" was the nickname of the Heinkel He 162, a late-World War II German jet-powered fighter designed for rapid, low-cost production and intended to be flown by minimally trained pilots.

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People's Fighter canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
jet-powered fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat fighter ⓘ
airframeMaterial metal ⓘ
wood ⓘ
armament 20 mm cannon ⓘ
30 mm cannon ⓘ
cockpitType enclosed cockpit ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedBy Heinkel design team ⓘ
designedFor ease of manufacture by semi-skilled labor ⓘ
low-cost production ⓘ
rapid production ⓘ
designedInResponseTo Volksjäger emergency fighter program ⓘ
ejectionSeat true ⓘ
enginePlacement top-mounted nacelle ⓘ
engineType turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceLateInWar true ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1944-12-06 ⓘ
fuelType jet fuel ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the first operational jet fighters ⓘ
intendedPilotTrainingLevel minimally trained pilots ⓘ
intendedToSupplement Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
introducedInYear 1945 ⓘ
landingGearType retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Heinkel ⓘ
maximumSpeed_kmh approximately 840 ⓘ
nickname People's Fighter ⓘ
Volksjäger ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Luftwaffe ⓘ
powerplant BMW 003 turbojet engine ⓘ
primaryEra late World War II ⓘ
productionStatus limited production ⓘ
programPriority emergency fighter program ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
serviceCeiling_m approximately 12000 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
survivingExamples preserved in aviation museums ⓘ
tailConfiguration twin vertical tail fins ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-mounted straight wing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heinkel He 162 → nickname → People's Fighter ⓘ
Volksjäger → meaning → People's Fighter ⓘ
Heinkel He 162 → nickname → People's Fighter ⓘ
subject linked to: People's Fighter