In Service: 1 December 1932 to 1945
First Flight: 1 December 1932
Manufacturer: Heinkel
Number built: 324
Type: Transport bomber
Crew: 3 men
Length: 11.7 m
Wingspan: 14.8 m
Wing area: 36.5 m²
Height: 3.1 m
Empty: 2,300 kg
Loaded: 3,420 kg
Engine: 1 ×
BMW
VI 7-3 12 cylinder water cooled inline engine producing
up to 750 hp
Maximum speed: 360 km/h
Range: 1,000 km
Service ceiling: 6,250 m
Armament:
1 ×
7.92 mm
MG 15 machine gun
6 × 50 kg or 24 × 10 kg bombs internally
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
He 70a
He 70b
He 70c
He 70d
He 70e
He 70A
He 70D
He 70E
He 70F
He 70 F-1
He 70 F-2
He 70G
He 70 G-1
He 70K
He 170A Export version for Hungary
He 270 V-1
Other: Transports
Articles:
The Heinkel He 70 Blitz (Lightning) was a two seat single
engine low wing monoplane transport bomber
The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822
German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242
Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X
For a complete list of
sources