Heinkel He 112

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The Heinkel He 112 was a German pre–World War II single-seat fighter aircraft that competed unsuccessfully against the Messerschmitt Bf 109 to become the Luftwaffe’s primary fighter.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
monoplane
single-seat aircraft
aircraftCategory pre–World War II fighter
airForceRole frontline fighter
airframeMaterial all-metal construction
armament cannon
machine guns
cockpitType enclosed cockpit
competedWith Messerschmitt Bf 109
competition Luftwaffe single-seat fighter competition
countryOfOrigin Germany
crew 1
designedBy Siegfried Günter NERFINISHED
Walter Günter NERFINISHED
designPeriod early 1930s
developedFrom Heinkel He 70
engineType liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
era interwar period
firstFlight 1935-09-01
introduced 1938
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
laterRole second-line fighter
training aircraft
manufacturer Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
surface form: Heinkel
nationalOrigin Germany
notableFeature elliptical wing on early prototypes
numberBuilt about 100
operatorType military
powerplant Junkers Jumo 210
primaryUser Royal Romanian Air Force
Spanish Air Force
propulsion single-engine
retired 1945
role fighter
statusInCompetition unsuccessful
successorInService Messerschmitt Bf 109
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedBy Hungarian Air Force
surface form: Hungarian Air Force (limited evaluation)

Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Luftwaffe
Royal Romanian Air Force
Spanish Air Force
usedInConflict Spanish Civil War
World War II
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Heinkel producedAircraft Heinkel He 112
Heinkel He 100 successor Heinkel He 112
Rolls-Royce Kestrel poweredAircraft Heinkel He 112
this entity surface form: Heinkel He 112 (early prototypes)
Rolls-Royce Kestrel V12 engine usedIn Heinkel He 112
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Kestrel
this entity surface form: Heinkel He 112 (prototypes)