Heinkel He 177 - Specifications (He 177 A-5/R2)

Specifications (He 177 A-5/R2)

Data from Heinkel He 177-277-274. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. 1998. pp. 223, 229.

General characteristics

• Crew: 6
• Length: 22 m (72 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 31.44 m (103 ft 1¾ in)
• Height: 6.67 m (21 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 100.00 m² (1,076.40 ft²)
• Empty weight: 16,800 kg (37,038 lb)
• Loaded weight: 32,000 kg (70,548 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 610 24-cylinder liquid-cooled inline piston engines, 2,900 PS (2,133 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 565 km/h (351 mph) at 6,000 (19,685 ft)
• Stall speed: 135 km/h (84 mph)
• Combat radius: 1,540 km (957 mi)
• Ferry range: 5,600 km (3,480 mi)
• Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,246 ft)
• Rate of climb: 190 m/min (623 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 303.9 kg/m² (62.247 lb/ft²)

Armament

• Guns: **1 × 7.92 mm MG 81 machine gun in "fishbowl" nose glazing
  • 1 × 20 mm MG 151 cannon in forward ventral Bola gondola position
  • 1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun in rear ventral Bola gondola position
  • 2 × 13 mm MG 131 machine guns in FDL 131Z remotely operated forward dorsal turret, full 360° traverse
  • 1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun in manned Hydraulische Drehlafette HDL 131I aft dorsal turret
  • 1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon in tail position
• Bombs: Up to 6,000 kg (13,227 lb) of ordnance internally/7,200 kg (15,873 lb) externally or up to 3 Fritz X or Henschel Hs 293 PGMs (w/FuG 203 Kehl MCLOS transmitter installed)
  • 48 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs (2,400 kg/5,291 lb total)
  • 1 × 2,500 kg (5,511 lb) bomb (2,500 kg/5,511 lb total)
  • 12 × 250 kg (551 lb) bombs (3,000 kg/6,613 lb total)
  • 6 × 500 kg (1,102 lb) bombs (3,000 kg/6,613 lb total)
  • 2 × 1,800 kg (3,968 lb) bombs (3,600 kg/7,936 lb total)
  • 2 × 1,800 kg (3,968 lb) bombs + 2 × LMA III mines (4,600 kg/10,141 lb total)
  • 10 × 500 kg (1,102 lb) bombs (5,000 kg/11,023 lb total)
  • 2 × 1,000 kg (2,204 lb) bombs + 2 × 1,800 kg (3,968 lb) bombs (5,600 kg/12,345 lb total)
  • 6 × 1,000 kg (2,204 lb) bombs (6,000 kg/13,227 lb total)
  • 2 × FX 1400 Fritz X + 1 × FX 1400 Fritz X under the wings and fuselage (w/FuG 203 Kehl MCLOS transmitter installed)
  • 2 × Hs 293 or 294 + 1 × Hs 293 or 294 under the wings and fuselage (w/FuG 203 Kehl MCLOS transmitter installed)
  • 2 × 500 kg (1,102 lb) bombs internally + 2 × Hs 293 under the wings (w/FuG 203 Kehl MCLOS transmitter installed)
  • 2 × LT 50 torpedoes under the wing