The Heinkel He 177 was supposed to give Germany a true heavy bomber, fast, long-ranged, heavily armed, and capable of carrying enormous bomb loads deep into enemy territory. Instead, it became trapped ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The all-metal He 177 was both interesting from an engineering standpoint and fundamentally flawed for the same reason. Put yourself in the shoes of a German pilot ...

The negative consequences of the He 177 reached beyond bombs to more radical and experimental planes. The Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first operational jet fighter, came too late in the war to ...