Heinkel He70 Blitz

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Excerpt from a letter from R J Mitchell to Ernst Heinkel regarding this aeroplane.





"We, at Supermarine Aviation, were particularly impressed, since we have been unable to achieve such smooth lines in the aircraft that we entered in the Schneider Trophy Races. In addition to this, we recently investigated the effect that installing certain new British fighter engines would have on the He 70. We were dismayed to find that your aircraft, despite its larger measurements, is appreciably faster than our fighters. It [He 70] is indeed a triumph."

Cheers

Steve
 
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at6 said:
Close examination of the stabilizer and wing shapes indicates similarities with HE-111.
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In the late 30's, most of Heinkel's aircraft incorporated elliptical qualities as well as the inverted gull wing.

Incidently, breaking from Heinkel's standard at the time: the He280, while not having an inverted gull wing, did have a semi-elliptical wing.
 
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