Heinkel He 111P


He 111P-1's of II/KG 255 (later III/KG 51) during Spring, 1939.

Type: Four or five seat medium bomber
Origin: Ernst Heinkel AG
First Flight: December 1938
Service Delivery: He 111P-1: Late 1939
Final Delivery: N/A
Production: N/A

Engine:
Typical:
  Model: Daimler Benz DB601A-1
  Type: Liquid cooled inverted V-12
  Number: Two       Horsepower: 1,100 hp

He 111P-6:
  Model: Daimler Benz DB601 N
  Type: Liquid cooled inverted V-12
  Number: Two       Horsepower: 1,175 hp

Dimensions: He 111P-2
Wing span: 22.6m (74 ft 1¾ in.)
Length: 16.4m (53 ft. 9½ in.)
Height: 4m (13 ft. 1½ in.)
Wing Surface Area: N/A

Weights: He 111P-2
Empty: 8,000kg (17,640 lbs.)
Loaded: 13,500kg (29,762 lbs.)
  Performance:
Maximum Speed: 242 mph (390 kph)
    Note: 205 mph if fully loaded
Range: 745 miles (1200 kilometers) with max. bomb load.
Climb to 4,500m (14,765 ft.):
    Typical: 30-35 minutes
    Fully Loaded: 50 minutes
Service Ceiling: 25,590 ft. (7,800m)

Armament:
One 7.92mm MG 15 machine gun on manual mount in nose cap
One 7.92mm MG 15 machine gun on manual mount in dorsal position
One 7.92mm MG 15 machine gun on manual mount in ventral gondola

Bombload:
Up to 4,410lb (2000kg) of bombs mounted in vertical cells, stored nose up.

Variants:
He 111P: Prototype.
He 111P-0: Introduced a prone position vntral gondola.
He 111P-1: Initial production version.
He 111P-2: As P-1 except for revised radio layout.
He 111P-3: Dual controls.
He 111P-4: Five-Crew. Additional armour and armaments.
He 111P-6: New engines. Bombs hung vertically.
He 111P-6/R2: P-6 converted to glider tug.

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Sources:
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings Of The Luftwaffe, 1979, Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
The Complete Encyclodepia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5