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Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe: Heinkel HE 162 (Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe Close Up) Paperback – February 3, 2021

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Heinkel’s single-jet He 162 fighter arrived in Luftwaffe service at the very end of the Second World War - but its development can be traced back to the beginning of July 1944. A contest had been set in motion to design a powerful and aerodynamically advanced replacement for Messerschmitt’s twin-jet Me 262 and Heinkel believed it could win.

As the competition progressed and Germany’s resources dwindled, it became clear that an advanced jet fighter was not what the Luftwaffe needed. A new concept was formulated: a cheap, basic fighter equipped with a single readily-available turbojet. The advanced fighter contest was temporarily shelved and Volksjäger was born.

Swept metal wings, V-tail and HeS 011 engine swapped for straight wooden wings, conventional tail and BMW 003 engine, Heinkel’s fighter design was rushed through a brief selection process before Adolf Hitler himself placed an order for 1,000 a month. A massive effort saw the He 162 go from blueprints to flying prototype in less than two months. But was it a triumph of engineering prowess or a costly white elephant which hastened the end of the war? Using contemporary documents, author Dan Sharp explains and explores the development history of this fascinating and controversial late-war ‘secret project’.
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"Sharp methodically traces the whole phenomenal process – including Heinkel’s design competitors. And as endnotes confirm, text leans heavily on primary sources."
Cybermodeler

"For the modeler and gamers with a taste for jet fighters, 19 color profiles offer up various camouflage schemes."
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

"As a modeling reference, there are some good resources in this volume. The author has included copies of production drawings as well as black and white photos of the prototype under construction."
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"​Highly Recommended."
AMPS Indianapolis

"...for the story of the Volksjaeger’s development, this is THE book to read."

About the Author

Dan Sharp studied history at the University of Liverpool before beginning a career in journalism. Having spent several years as the news editor of a regional daily newspaper, he switched to motorcycle magazines. His previously published works on aviation have covered subjects ranging from German Second World War projects to Concorde. He lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife and two children.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tempest; 1st edition (February 3, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1911658247
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1911658245
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.5 x 9.75 inches
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024
    Building a few versions of this aircraft and this book is a wealth of information!!
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
    This book is meticulous to a fault. It is very thorough on its apparent sole purpose, the development history. The author covers so much minituae on the development politics and prototype variants and in-fighting ove this and that. I bought the book on impulse seeing the cover and found virtually no information on the actual He 162 that actually saw some combat on an unknown number of flights in April 1945. So the old saw is true: you can't judge a book by its cover. Even in the Summary section there is no picture of an operational plane except three color photos of one aircraft in the hands of RAF evaluation pilots. I would have been placated with a mere page or two of its short life as an operational fighter which apparently lasted only 10 to 14 days according to the WikiWand page. Great book if only Amazon would show the table of contents like in the old days of 2015. I am sure those who knew the nature and narrow scope are delighted. He is a great researcher and competent writer. Live and learn. Cheers.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021
    The Heinkel He 162 has been previously documented in the literature on German aircraft of World War II and early jet aircraft, and it was surely the only advanced Nazi jet fighter design to reach the hardware phase before the end of World War II. In this book, Dan Sharp chronicles the early design and development of the He 162, starting with a discussion of early Heinkel designs for a new-generation jet fighter to supplant the Messerschmitt Me 262 (Heinkel built the world's first jet fighter, the He 280, which was passed on in favor of the Me 262, but that's another story) before describing all the contenders for the 1944 Volksjäger contest for a lightweight jet fighter, including lightweight designs conceived by Heinkel as part of the P.1073 fighter project series, and he briefly describes the He 162 flight test program, and operation career, before discussing planned variants of the He 162 that were not built, including pulsejet-powered aircraft and butterfly-tailed proposals with backswept and forward-swept wings.
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  • Richard Briggs
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting look at this quirky late-war aircraft
    Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2023
    I have long been a fan of the quirky little Hs162 series of aircraft, including the various experimental versions and this book provides a fresh look at these aircraft and, while I have lots of detailed references on these planes, this book still provides some interesting material and I am happy I took a chance and bought it, sight unseen.
  • Florin Reimer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top
    Reviewed in Germany on December 1, 2023
    Gut gemachtes Buch.
  • Antoine Roberto
    5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT NEW INFORMATION
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2021
    these books are pretty good - sadly my first copy was packed somewhat damaged ( the back cover slightly torn with a few pages torn likewise too - in the amazon packet) but, the exchange process seemed to work quickly. I now possess a book on this fascinating aeroplane that features new illustrations and new information I had not seen before so - I am very happy indeed
  • K.W.
    5.0 out of 5 stars He 162 Abhandlung
    Reviewed in Germany on March 30, 2021
    Die kurze Entwicklungs- und Einsatzzeit mit vorgesehenen Weiterentwicklungen dieses Heinkel-Flugzeugs wird gut wieder gegeben.
  • Ahriman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very detailed
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2021
    It is a very thorough publication with a lot of details. The author has been very busy on the research side. 5 stars to this one.