92263 Heinkel-112B  - RS Models


        1. He-112 B-0, Cap. Miguel Entrena Klett, Spanish AF 1943

          2. He-112 B-0, Spanish AF 2. Rg. Mixte, Spain June 1946

          3. He-112 B-0, Cap. Miguel Garcia Pardo

Short history of model: The Heinkel He 112 was a German fighter aircraft from the first half of the 1930s that competed for a government contract for a new fighter aircraft with an enclosed cabin and retractable landing gear. However, the Bf 109 won. It was used by the Luftwaffe during the autumn of 1938, then they were sold to Hungary, Romania and Japan. Less than 100 units were built. In 1933, the RLM issued a request for a new fighter to replace the Heinkel He 51 and Arado Ar 68 biplanes. Proposals were submitted by Arado, Focke-Wulf, Heinkel and Messerschmitt. The Heinkel He 112 prototype was tested in competition with three other aircraft at Travemünde in October 1935, and ten aircraft were ordered. Powered by a Rolls-Royce KestrelV engine, with a power output of 518 kW, the prototype was followed by two other aircraft with a reduced wingspan and a weaker Junkers Jumo 210C engine with a power output of 447 kW. A fourth prototype, with a new, elliptical wing, was operationally tested by the Condor Legion in Spain in 1936, and was exhibited at the Zurich Air Show in 1937. It was flown by civilian pilots in Spain and was rated better than the Bf 109C.