Ernst Heinkel was a designer at the German aircraft company Hansa-Brandenburg during WWI. After the Treaty of Versailles relaxed aviation restrictions in 1922, he started his own company, Heinkel ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The all-metal He 177 was both interesting from an engineering standpoint and fundamentally flawed for the same reason. Put yourself in the shoes of a German pilot ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The bad experience of the He 177 contributed to Adolf Hitler’s skepticism about newer jet fighters. Put yourself in the shoes of a German pilot during World War II. It’d ...

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