Heinkel He 162 Salamander

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Heinkel_He_162_Salamander
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:alliedReportingName gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:armament 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon
gptkbp:category single-engine jet aircraft
World War II jet aircraft
German military aircraft
gptkbp:combatUse limited
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Heinkel_Flugzeugwerke
gptkbp:designedFor rapid mass production
gptkbp:ejectionSeat yes
gptkbp:emptyWeight 1,660 kg
gptkbp:engine gptkb:BMW_003
gptkbp:engineType jet
gptkbp:firstCombat April 1945
gptkbp:firstFlight 6 December 1944
gptkbp:height 2.60 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heinkel He 162 Salamander
gptkbp:introduced 1945
gptkbp:landingGear gptkb:cyclist
gptkbp:length 9.05 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Heinkel
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 905 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:Volksjäger
gptkbp:notableFeature wooden construction
top-mounted engine
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_Cosford
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Rudolf_Schmitt
gptkbp:notableProject Volksjäger (People's Fighter)
gptkbp:notableUnit JG 1
gptkbp:numberBuilt 320
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:primaryUser Luftwaffe
gptkbp:projectInitiatedBy gptkb:German_Air_Ministry
gptkbp:range 975 km
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:role fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 12,000 m
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:survivesIn several in museums
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 2,800 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 7.20 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heinkel_Flugzeugwerke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7