{"product_id":"heinkel-he-177a-3-greif-baby-blitz-bomber","title":"Heinkel He 177A-3 Greif \"Baby Blitz Bomber\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpecial Hobby 1\/48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwFA\"\u003eThe \u003cb id=\"mwFQ\"\u003eHeinkel He 177 \u003ci id=\"mwFg\"\u003eGreif\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Griffin\" title=\"Griffin\" id=\"mwFw\"\u003eGriffin\u003c\/a\u003e) was a long-range \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heavy_bomber\" title=\"Heavy bomber\" id=\"mwGA\"\u003eheavy bomber\u003c\/a\u003e flown by the \u003ci id=\"mwGQ\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" title=\"Luftwaffe\" id=\"mwGg\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e during \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\" id=\"mwGw\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e. The introduction of the He\u003cspan id=\"mwHA\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e177 to combat operations was significantly delayed by problems both with the development of its engines and frequent changes to its intended role. Nevertheless, it was the only long-range, heavy bomber to become operational with the \u003ci id=\"mwHQ\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/i\u003e during the conflict. The He\u003cspan id=\"mwHg\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e177 had \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Payload#Relationship_of_range_and_payload\" title=\"Payload\" id=\"mwHw\"\u003ea payload\/range capability\u003c\/a\u003e similar to that of four-engined heavy bombers used by the Allies in the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Front_(World_War_II)\" title=\"Western Front (World War II)\" id=\"mwIA\"\u003eEuropean theatre\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwIQ\"\u003eWork on the design began in response to a 1936 requirement known as \u003cb id=\"mwIg\"\u003eBomber A\u003c\/b\u003e, issued by the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ministry_of_Aviation_(Nazi_Germany)\" title=\"Ministry of Aviation (Nazi Germany)\" id=\"mwIw\"\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwJA\"\u003eReichsluftfahrtministerium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (RLM) for a purely strategic bomber. Thus, the He\u003cspan id=\"mwJQ\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e177 was intended originally to be capable of a sustained bombing campaign against \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\" title=\"Soviet Union\" id=\"mwJg\"\u003eSoviet\u003c\/a\u003e manufacturing capacity, \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ural_economic_region\" title=\"Ural economic region\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwJw\"\u003edeep inside Russia\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwKA\"\u003eIn contrast to its heavy payload and very wide, \u003cspan id=\"mwKQ\" data-mw='{\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"convert\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Convert\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"30\"},\"2\":{\"wt\":\"m\"},\"3\":{\"wt\":\"ft\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e30 metres (98\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eft)\u003c\/span\u003e planform, the specifications called for the design to have only two very powerful engines. To deliver the power required, the He\u003cspan id=\"mwKg\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e177 needed \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe#Engine_development\" title=\"Luftwaffe\" id=\"mwKw\"\u003eengines of at least \u003cspan id=\"mwLA\" data-mw='{\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"convert\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Convert\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"2000\"},\"2\":{\"wt\":\"hp\"},\"3\":{\"wt\":\"kW\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e2,000 horsepower (1,500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ekW)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Engines of this type were new and unproven at the time. The \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daimler-Benz_DB_606\" title=\"Daimler-Benz DB 606\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwLQ\"\u003eDaimler-Benz DB 606\u003c\/a\u003e power system that was selected, in conjunction with its relatively cramped \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nacelle\" title=\"Nacelle\" id=\"mwLg\"\u003enacelles\u003c\/a\u003e, caused cooling and maintenance problems, such that the powerplants became infamous for catching fire in flight,\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Price04p162_4-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"Price04p162\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Price04p162-4\"}}'\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and contributing to the He\u003cspan id=\"mwMw\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e177 gaining nicknames from \u003ci id=\"mwNA\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/i\u003e aircrew such as \u003ci id=\"mwNQ\"\u003eReichsfeuerzeug\u003c\/i\u003e (\"Reich's \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lighter\" title=\"Lighter\" id=\"mwNg\"\u003elighter\u003c\/a\u003e\") or \u003ci id=\"mwNw\"\u003eLuftwaffenfeuerzeug\u003c\/i\u003e (\"Air Force lighter\").\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-5\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-5\"}}'\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwPA\"\u003eThe type matured into a usable design too late in the war to play an important role. It was built and used in some numbers, especially on the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)\" title=\"Eastern Front (World War II)\" id=\"mwPQ\"\u003eEastern Front\u003c\/a\u003e, where its range was particularly useful. The He 177 is notable for its use in mass raids on \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Velikiye_Luki\" title=\"Velikiye Luki\" id=\"mwPg\"\u003eVelikiye Luki\u003c\/a\u003e in 1944, one of the late-war heavy bombing efforts by the \u003ci id=\"mwPw\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/i\u003e. It saw considerably less use on the Western Front, although the type played a role during \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Steinbock\" title=\"Operation Steinbock\" id=\"mwQA\"\u003eOperation Steinbock\u003c\/a\u003e (the \"Baby Blitz\") against the British mainland in 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdl id=\"mwA68\"\u003e\n\u003cdt id=\"mwA8k\"\u003eHe 177A-3\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd id=\"mwA8o\"\u003eSecond production series, 170 built, with a fuselage lengthened by \u003cspan id=\"mwA8s\" data-mw='{\"parts\":[{\"template\":{\"target\":{\"wt\":\"convert\",\"href\":\".\/Template:Convert\"},\"params\":{\"1\":{\"wt\":\"1.60\"},\"2\":{\"wt\":\"m\"},\"3\":{\"wt\":\"ftin\"},\"abbr\":{\"wt\":\"on\"}},\"i\":0}}]}'\u003e1.60\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003em (5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eft 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein)\u003c\/span\u003e. 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