Author: Robert Forsyth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472814584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear. He wanted a Volksjäger – a People's Fighter that was quick to produce and used minimal quantities of strategic materials. Heinkel rose to the challenge with the He 162, a fighter constructed of wood and metal that was designed, built and flown in the staggeringly short time of ten weeks. Professional pilots were in short supply, and so the Luftwaffe was ordered to man the He 162 with hastily trained members of the Hitler Youth – a flawed plan that fortunately never came to fruition. Detailed aircraft profiles and never before seen photographs perfectly complement the analysis of the revolutionary Heinkel He 162 as author Robert Forsyth traces its entire history, from the early design and production through to its limited combat experience.
He 162 Volksjäger Units
Author: Robert Forsyth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472814584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear. He wanted a Volksjäger – a People's Fighter that was quick to produce and used minimal quantities of strategic materials. Heinkel rose to the challenge with the He 162, a fighter constructed of wood and metal that was designed, built and flown in the staggeringly short time of ten weeks. Professional pilots were in short supply, and so the Luftwaffe was ordered to man the He 162 with hastily trained members of the Hitler Youth – a flawed plan that fortunately never came to fruition. Detailed aircraft profiles and never before seen photographs perfectly complement the analysis of the revolutionary Heinkel He 162 as author Robert Forsyth traces its entire history, from the early design and production through to its limited combat experience.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472814584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear. He wanted a Volksjäger – a People's Fighter that was quick to produce and used minimal quantities of strategic materials. Heinkel rose to the challenge with the He 162, a fighter constructed of wood and metal that was designed, built and flown in the staggeringly short time of ten weeks. Professional pilots were in short supply, and so the Luftwaffe was ordered to man the He 162 with hastily trained members of the Hitler Youth – a flawed plan that fortunately never came to fruition. Detailed aircraft profiles and never before seen photographs perfectly complement the analysis of the revolutionary Heinkel He 162 as author Robert Forsyth traces its entire history, from the early design and production through to its limited combat experience.
Heinkel He 162
Author: Dan Sharp
Publisher: Secret Projects of the Luftwaf
ISBN: 9781911658245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The history of the Luftwaffe's last minute single-jet fighter, the Heinkel He 162, is neither standard nor straightforward. Originally conceived as the jet fighter anyone could fly into combat, the He 162 was designed and built in under five months - an astonishing and unparalleled feat of engineering. But what emerged was not a simple jet fighter but a tricky 'widow-maker' which killed far more of its own pilots than it ever did those of the enemy. Going back to the original wartime documentation, author Dan Sharp examines the story of this remarkable aircraft in detail.
Publisher: Secret Projects of the Luftwaf
ISBN: 9781911658245
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The history of the Luftwaffe's last minute single-jet fighter, the Heinkel He 162, is neither standard nor straightforward. Originally conceived as the jet fighter anyone could fly into combat, the He 162 was designed and built in under five months - an astonishing and unparalleled feat of engineering. But what emerged was not a simple jet fighter but a tricky 'widow-maker' which killed far more of its own pilots than it ever did those of the enemy. Going back to the original wartime documentation, author Dan Sharp examines the story of this remarkable aircraft in detail.
Heinkel HE 162 Volksjager
Author: Peter Muller
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 9783952296813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The primary objective of this source edition is to provide readers with original documents, allowing them to form their own impression of the development, manufacture and operation of the Heinkel He 162. By linking this accumulated data with the historical situation of those times, we hope to have facilitated a more objective assessment of the "Volksjäger" project.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 9783952296813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The primary objective of this source edition is to provide readers with original documents, allowing them to form their own impression of the development, manufacture and operation of the Heinkel He 162. By linking this accumulated data with the historical situation of those times, we hope to have facilitated a more objective assessment of the "Volksjäger" project.
Heinkel He162
Author: Robert Forsyth
Publisher: Classic Publications
ISBN: 9781906537005
Category : Heinkel 162 (Jet fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If it can be said that adversity generates creativity, then the story of the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter is testimony to such a precept. From the summer of 1944, the adversity facing the leadership of the Third Reich was formidable. Ironically however, the very existence of such adversity prompted many inventive designs for the air defence of the Reich on a determined and even manic scale. The pinnacle of these accomplishments was the so-called VolksjAger (the 'People's Fighter') project which was, and still is, regarded as a 'miracle of production'.Created in desperation by the Nazi leadership in mid-1944, and powered by a BMW turbojet, the He 162 was known to its pilots as the 'Spatz' (the 'Sparrow'). It represented an unprecedented aeronautical and engineering achievement, with the aircraft going from drawing board to prototype flight in just three months, often at considerable human cost.In this book, aviation historians Robert Forsyth and Eddie J. Creek draw, for the first time, on hundreds of previously unused Heinkel company papers to offer a unique insight into the workings of the Nazi production system in the late-war period, as well as other German and Allied documents. Their work is supported by many rare photographs and accompanied by line drawings and facsimile documents as well as highly detailed colour artwork by He 162 specialist, Simon Schatz.Heinkel He 162 Spatz offers the whole history of the VolksjAger project, and is the first major history of this fascinating aircraft to be published in the English language. A natural accompaniment to the other detailed German aircraft monographs published by Classic Publications, it is certain to find a ready audience and will form an essential reference work to all those interested in the airpower of World War 2.
Publisher: Classic Publications
ISBN: 9781906537005
Category : Heinkel 162 (Jet fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If it can be said that adversity generates creativity, then the story of the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter is testimony to such a precept. From the summer of 1944, the adversity facing the leadership of the Third Reich was formidable. Ironically however, the very existence of such adversity prompted many inventive designs for the air defence of the Reich on a determined and even manic scale. The pinnacle of these accomplishments was the so-called VolksjAger (the 'People's Fighter') project which was, and still is, regarded as a 'miracle of production'.Created in desperation by the Nazi leadership in mid-1944, and powered by a BMW turbojet, the He 162 was known to its pilots as the 'Spatz' (the 'Sparrow'). It represented an unprecedented aeronautical and engineering achievement, with the aircraft going from drawing board to prototype flight in just three months, often at considerable human cost.In this book, aviation historians Robert Forsyth and Eddie J. Creek draw, for the first time, on hundreds of previously unused Heinkel company papers to offer a unique insight into the workings of the Nazi production system in the late-war period, as well as other German and Allied documents. Their work is supported by many rare photographs and accompanied by line drawings and facsimile documents as well as highly detailed colour artwork by He 162 specialist, Simon Schatz.Heinkel He 162 Spatz offers the whole history of the VolksjAger project, and is the first major history of this fascinating aircraft to be published in the English language. A natural accompaniment to the other detailed German aircraft monographs published by Classic Publications, it is certain to find a ready audience and will form an essential reference work to all those interested in the airpower of World War 2.
He 162 Volksjäger Units
Author: Robert Forsyth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472814592
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear. He wanted a Volksjäger – a People's Fighter that was quick to produce and used minimal quantities of strategic materials. Heinkel rose to the challenge with the He 162, a fighter constructed of wood and metal that was designed, built and flown in the staggeringly short time of ten weeks. Professional pilots were in short supply, and so the Luftwaffe was ordered to man the He 162 with hastily trained members of the Hitler Youth – a flawed plan that fortunately never came to fruition. Detailed aircraft profiles and never before seen photographs perfectly complement the analysis of the revolutionary Heinkel He 162 as author Robert Forsyth traces its entire history, from the early design and production through to its limited combat experience.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472814592
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear. He wanted a Volksjäger – a People's Fighter that was quick to produce and used minimal quantities of strategic materials. Heinkel rose to the challenge with the He 162, a fighter constructed of wood and metal that was designed, built and flown in the staggeringly short time of ten weeks. Professional pilots were in short supply, and so the Luftwaffe was ordered to man the He 162 with hastily trained members of the Hitler Youth – a flawed plan that fortunately never came to fruition. Detailed aircraft profiles and never before seen photographs perfectly complement the analysis of the revolutionary Heinkel He 162 as author Robert Forsyth traces its entire history, from the early design and production through to its limited combat experience.
Heinkel He 162 "Volksjäger"
Author: Peter Müller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Heinkel 162 (Jet fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Heinkel 162 (Jet fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Heinkel He 162
Author: Manfred Griehl
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764314308
Category : Heinkel 162 (Jet fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Operational and technical history of Germany's World War II jet fighter aircraft.
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764314308
Category : Heinkel 162 (Jet fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Operational and technical history of Germany's World War II jet fighter aircraft.
Heinkel He162 Volksjager
Author: Robert Forsyth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781800352995
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781800352995
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Thunder Over the Reich
Author: Wolfgang Wollenweber
Publisher: Hikoki Publications
ISBN: 9781902109398
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a vividly told story and an important inside account not just of the revolutionary He162, but also the changing fortunes of the Luftwaffe.
Publisher: Hikoki Publications
ISBN: 9781902109398
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a vividly told story and an important inside account not just of the revolutionary He162, but also the changing fortunes of the Luftwaffe.
Heinkel He 162 "Volksjager"
Author: Heinz J. Nowarra
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887404788
Category : Heinkel 162 (Jet fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The jet powered Volksjger actually saw combat during the late war months.
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887404788
Category : Heinkel 162 (Jet fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The jet powered Volksjger actually saw combat during the late war months.