Heinkel He 111 Aircraft Family
The Heinkel He 111 was a German twin-engine aircraft family that began as a fast civil transport design and evolved into one of the Luftwaffe's principal medium aircraft of the Second World War. First flown on 24 February 1935, it combined an all-metal low-wing structure, retractable landing gear, and progressively redesigned fuselages across transport, bomber, reconnaissance, and later Spanish-built derivatives. Its history captures the close relationship between interwar commercial aviation and military aircraft development.
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Identity
- Aliases
- He 111He111Heinkel 111He 111 CHe 111 HHe 111 PCASA 2.111
- Family Name
- Heinkel He 111
- Full Name
- Heinkel He 111 Aircraft Family
- Roles
- airlinermilitarycargoreconnaissance
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Heinkel He 111 was a German twin-engine aircraft family that began as a fast civil transport design and evolved into one of the Luftwaffe's principal medium aircraft of the Second World War. First flown on 24 February 1935, it combined an all-metal low-wing structure, retractable landing gear, and progressively redesigned fuselages across transport, bomber, reconnaissance, and later Spanish-built derivatives. Its history captures the close relationship between interwar commercial aviation and military aircraft development.
- First Flight Year
- 1,935
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 21:28:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 21:38:08 UTC