Heinkel He 177, 277, 274
Griehl, Manfred - Dressel, Joachim
The story of the evolution of Heinkel's heavyweight is one of genius, disaster and despair. The He 177 was conceived as a long-range heavy dive-bomber, a sort of 'Big Stuka' and it was hoped that it would become one of the pillars of the Luftwaffe's armament. It was an aeroplane that incorporated many novel ideas and inventions - too many, since the aircraft became plagued with teething problems that affected many aspects of the test flying programme and eventually led to relatively small production runs.
Many configurations were tried as the designers struggled to iron out the problems of unreliability that were causing the deaths of many pilots and crew. Such novel ideas as two engines powering one propeller were eventually dropped and a more conventional four-engine model was born. This then, is the entire story of this unlucky aeroplane and its operational career.
Hardcover with dust jacket
247 Seiten / pages
many photos and drawings
very good condition
Shrewsbury, England - 1998 - Airlife Publishing
Art.Nr. 24266
