heinkel HE 177

GREIF
An unusual feature of the airplane was the use of twin engines in each nacelle driving a single propeller. The insistence of this engine configuration by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, (the German Air Ministry) stemmed directly from their determination that the aircraft should be capable of dive-bombing, a manoeuvre that is impossible in aircraft with four propellers, and also emblematic of the "Stuka mentality" pervasive in the Luftwaffe in the very late 1930s, which also influenced later bomber development programs, such as the ill-fated Bomber B program.

The paired engines had first been introduced on the single-propeller equipped Heinkel He 119 prototype reconnaissance bomber aircraft, to reduce drag where they worked well, but their tight installation in the He 177 led to considerable problems because of the poor packaging of the engine installations that caused oil leakage onto the hot exhaust manifolds on the two middle cylinder banks.

Starting with He 177 A-3, a slightly lengthened engine nacelle with a new choice of coupled-engine "system", the Daimler-Benz DB 610, was used to attempt to eliminate tendency for the engines to catch fire. This achieved only partial success and there were also problems with the transfer gearbox between the two engines and their shared propeller.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• HEINKEL
• BOMBER
• WW2
• luftwaffe

[rhtbnsl]

ach ja auf der suche nach jemanden der mich von meiner andauernden einsamkeit erlösen kann

[gsixties]

This plane was also called "THE LUFTWAFFE-LIGHTER" because of its mistake to burn. In Stalingrad they have 9 HE177 to bring supplies into town- 5 of them began to burn and out of service... .

[KJLesnick]

Why is it impossible for a four engined aircraft to dive-bomb?

[TheFunkhouser]

Thanks for a nice watch _b

[cyb0rg2]

@aspiringdrummer17 no it's Udet

[wolf363636]

@Waltham1892 hi waltham1892, that will happen, when stupid Idiots like AH take influence of weapons they dont understand, look at the Me 262, and noboby is brave to tell the truth, because he is the great Führer and cant do any Mistakes, unfortunally many People must pay with their lives for that Madness

[StaffanGoldschmidt]

Was ist ein "GRIEF" ?

[Rico8458]

they were fixated in dive bombers.

[rampking1]

@Waltham1892 The mindset was for tactical support for the Wehrmacht during Blitzrieg and short-range conflicts. Yes, it was a mistake. Of course if you believed the common notion that Nazi Germany wanted to take over the world , this makes no sense at all.

[rampking1]

@phaasch Lone damaged Luftwaffe bomber jettisoned it bombload over London in 1940 and the RAF returned the favor. Changed the course of the Battle of Britain, Adolf was enraged his beloved Berlin being hit so he diverted attacks away from military targets and went after GB cities. Exactly the breather the RAF needed to re-group and prevail.

1945 Dresden bombings = war crime

[aspiringdrummer17]

@Waltham1892 It was Hitler who wanted it to have the ability to dive bomb. The Luftwaffe just wanted to have a heavy bomber to fulfil a role similar to the B-17, Lancaster etc. Hitler always got the last word though

[offspringfanman96]

hogans heros music?