Heinkel He 219

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Class Overview

Number Built - All versions

294

Technical Specifications
Length	Wingspan	Height
15.5 m (51 ft 0 in)	18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)

Wing Area
44.4 m² (478 ft²)

Full weight
13,580 kg (29,900 lb)

Engine
2 × Daimler-Benz DB 603E liquid-cooled inverted V12 engine, 1,800 PS (1,324 kW) each, driving VDM three blade constant speed airscrews

Speed

616 km/h (333 kn, 385 mph)

Range

(Combat) 1,540 km (831 nmi, 960 mi)
(Ferry) 2,148 km (1,160 nmi, 1,335 mi)

Ceiling

9,300 m (30,500 ft)

Armament
up to 4 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons in a detachable fairing under the fuselage, 300 rpg 2 × 20 mm MG 151s in wing roots, 300 rpg 2 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons, Schräge Musik (oriented 65° above horizontal), 100 rpg

Crew

2

Usage

Role(s)

Nocturnal interception

Year
introduced

1943

Affiliation

Germany^[2]

[Source]

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 Lichtenstein SN-2 advanced VHF-band intercept radar, also used on the Ju 88G and Bf 110G night fighters. It was also the first operational military aircraft 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 on the strategic night bombing offensive of the Royal Air Force, but only 294 of all models were built by the end of the war and these saw only limited service.^[3]