Henschel Hs 132
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The Henschel Hs 132 was a jet-powered dive bomber and interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Henschel Flugzeugwerke AG. It was developed during the latter porti
An airbrushed G. Heumann drawing of the P.132
Heinkel HeS 011
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The Heinkel HeS 011 or Heinkel-Hirth 109-011 was an advanced World War II jet engine built by Heinkel-Hirth. It featured a unique compressor arrangement, starting with a low-compression impeller in th
Henschel Hs 132
…mm (0.79 in) MG 151/20 cannons. The HS 132C was a more extensively modified version that was intended for bomber interception; it featured the larger Heinkel HeS 011 engine, two 20 mm (0.79 in) 151/20s and two 30 mm (1.2 in) MK 103 or MK 108 cannons. The HeS 011, intended to power a wide variety of new and existing…
Preserved Heinkel HeS 011 at the NMUSAF, its Riedel starter mounted atop the intake passage.
A Riedel two-stroke APU motor, which was installed atop the 011's intake passage for starting the turbojet