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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tactical / medium bombers category.
01 / Overview
Heinkel He 111
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1936–1944
Quantity
32
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
15
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tactical / medium bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- First Flight1935
- Service Entry Year1935
- Crew5
- Primary RoleMedium bomber
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant4MOD.4
- Engine Typepiston-engine
- Engine ModelBMW VI, Jumo 211, DB 600
- Number of Engines2
- AfterburnerNo
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Top Speed440 km/h
- Service Ceiling6,500 m
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length16.4 m
- Wingspan22.6 m
- Height4 m
- Wing Area87.6
- Empty Weight8,680 kg
- Loaded Weight12,030 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight14,000 kg
◆Armament4MOD.4
- Weapons Payload2,000 kg
- Internal Gun** up to 7 × MG 15 machine guns or 7x MG 81 machine gun (2 in the nose, 1 in the dorsal, 2 in the side, 2 in the ventral
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth1MOD.1
⬢Production2MOD.2
- Total Built6,508
- Variants2.111
▲Service History3MOD.3
- Retirement Year1958
- Production Start1935
- Production End1944
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1936Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1944Production ended
90
years in service
8
years in production
32
units produced
6
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 6 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
05 / Operators
Heinkel He 111SALES2records
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
06 / MASS Score
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS RANKING Tactical / Medium Bombers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
63TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS15INTERWAR PERIOD · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS466GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS31PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTactical / Medium Bomberscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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