Gentlemen,
I ask of you before posting the hangar queen comments, please consider this aircraft's historical significance. Also consider that it would be a great bomber for the German planeset because the bomber plane set is rather slim pickings. Furthermore it would be greatly useful for senarios and FSOs, not all the comunity care for taking out the latest 1944-45 hotrod all the time. Some like myself like to fly the older hardware for the challenge that it represents, as well as some feel certian connections to a particular fighter/bomber that they just do not get from other planes. For me this wouold be that plane, as is my 109 for the fighter aspect. This plane could be coaded in several versions as the B.25 was, as it too had many variants. Here are some stats for it for those that may have 1, forgotten or 2, just never cared to look.
Specifications (Heinkel He 111H-16)
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BASE INFORMATION:
Base Series Designation: Heinkel He 111
Classification Type: Medium Bomber
Contractor: Heinkel
Country of Origin: Nazi Germany
Initial Year of Service: 1936
Crew / Passengers: 5
Production Total: 7,300
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 53.81 ft | 16.40 m
Wingspan/Width: 74.15 ft | 22.60 m
Height: 11.15 ft | 3.40 m
Empty Weight: 19,136 lbs | 8,680 kg
MTOW: 30,865 lbs | 14,000 kg
PERFORMANCE:
Engine(s): 2 x Junkers Jumo 211F inverted V-12 piston engines generating 1,350hp each.
Max Speed: 271 mph | 436 km/h | 235 kts
Max Range: 1,212 miles | 1,950 km
Service Ceiling: 21,982 ft | 6,700 m | 4.2 miles
Climb Rate: 486.69 ft/min (148.34 m/min)
ARMAMENT:
External Hardpoints: 2
Armament:
1 x 20mm MG FF cannon in nose position
1 x 13mm MG 131 machine gun in dorsal position
2 x 7.92mm MG 15 machine guns in rear of ventral gondola position.
2 x 7.92mm MG 81 machine guns in two beam positions.
Maximum bombload of up to 4,409lbs held internally and up to 4,409lbs fitted externally.
So I close by asking that those of you that want this plane as much as I do, make your voices known. HTC has given to the community two versions of a new fighter and a facelift for another, so asking for a bomber to flesh out the German bomber set is not unreasonable. Yes I do realize that there are numerous old threads on this subject via the search button, however I saw that they were all rater dated and I thought it more prudent to start this one. Thank you for your time.
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Daddy
