Heinkel He 118

The Heinkel He 118 was one of the designs considered for use by the Luftwaffe as a dive bomber.
==Development==
Designed as a competitor in the second phase of the Sturzbomber programme for a definitive dive bomber, this beautiful machine was certainly the most advanced contender. The first prototype flew in late 1935 on a British engine of 955hp, and two much-modified DB-powered aircraft followed in early 1936. But despite its fine qualities its timid performance in the fly-off at Rechlin in early June 1936 gave the great Stuka programme to Junkers. Later in that month Udet himself forgot to set coarse pitch in a vertical dive and had to bail out of a disintegrating third prototype. Ten A-O pre-production machines had provision for two MG 17 in the wings, an MG 15 in the rear cockpit and internal bomb load of 551|b (25Okg) or 1,102lb (500kg) when flown solo. The He 118's only claim to fame is that it was the first aircraft to fly with a turbojet, an HeS 3A being air-tested under the fuselage of the second prototype in early 1939. The forth and fifth prototypes went to the Japanese Navy and Army, respectively. Page 187
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