Origin: Ernst Heinkel AG, also built by Arado Flugzeugwerke
Type: He 177, six-seat heavy bomber and missile carrier
Engines: two 2,950hp Daimler-Benz DB 610A-1/B-1, each comprising two inverted-vee-12 liquid-cooled engines geared to one propeller
Armament: (A-5/R2) one 7.92mm MG 81J manually aimed in nose, one 20mm MG 151 manually aimed at front of ventral gondola, one or two 13mm MG 131 in forward dorsal turret, one MG 131 in rear dorsal turret, one MG 151 manually aimed in tail and two MG 81 or one MG 131 manually aimed at rear of gondola; maximum internal bomb load 6,000kg, infrequently carried external load, two Hs 293 rocket missiles, Fritz X guided bombs, mines or torpedoes (more if internal bay blanked off and racks added below it)
Speed: maximum speed (at 18,615kg) 472km/h
Climb: initial climb 260m/minute
Ceiling: service ceiling 7,080m
Range: with Fritz X or Hs 293 missiles (no bombs) about 5,000km
Weight: empty 16,800kg, loaded (A-5) 31,000kg
Wingspan: 31.44m
Length: 22m
Height: 6.4m
Crew: five/six
History: first flight (He 177V-1) 19 November 1939, (pre-production He 177A-0) November 1941, service delivery (A-1) March 1942, (A-5) February 1943; first flight (He 277V-1) December 1943, (He 274, alias AAS 01A) December 1945
Users: Germany (Luftwaffe)

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