Heinkel He 118 - Specifications (He 118A-01)

Specifications (He 118A-01)

Data from Warplanes of the Third Reich

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 11.81 m (38 ft 8¾ in)
• Wingspan: 15.10 m (49 ft 6½ in)
• Height: 4.19 m (13 ft 8¾ in)
• Wing area: 37.71 m² (405.8 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,705 kg (5,952 lb)
• Loaded weight: 4,128 kg (9,082 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Daimler-Benz DB 600C 12-cylinder liquid-cooled supercharged piston engine, 679 kW (910 hp) at 4,000 m (13,120 ft)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 394 km/h (213 knots, 245 mph) at 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
• Cruise speed: 335 km/h (181 knots, 208 mph) at 4,000 m (13,120 ft)
• Range: 1,050 km (567 nmi, 652 mi)
  
• Climb to 2,000 m (6,560 ft):

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 2 × fixed forward-firing 7.9 mm MG 17 machine guns
  • 1 × flexible rearward-firing 7.92 mm (.323 in) MG 15 machine gun
• Bombs: Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of bombs