
NOTE:
This
aircraft is built for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
Heinkel's
He 219 Uhu is undoubtedly one of the most advanced
aircraft to emerge from World War II. Conceived solely as a gun platform
to serve as a defensive night fighter, the plane featured a bubble-top cockpit
that was well forward, affording the pilot superb visibility. The cockpit
was equipped with ejection seats, and was exceptionally well laid out.
All controls were easy to reach and identify. Combined with the tricycle
landing gear, this plane was truly a "pilot's aircraft" and was very
easy to fly. It was stable and predictable, exactly what one would expect
from a plane with the Uhu's intended purpose.
The earlier versions were adequately powered by the Daimler-Benz DB 603A, and
had good rates of climb and acceptable top speeds approaching 400 mph.
However, later versions of the He 219 were much heavier, and because the more
advanced, powerful engines were in short supply, these variants suffered in
performance.

The He 219
was a superb and lethal gun platform and the later versions packed as many as
eight cannon, including the potent 30mm "Schrage Musik"
which fired upward into a bomber's belly at an oblique angle. These
accompanied as many as six forward-firing cannon. The "Uhu" was absolutely devastating to any aircraft that
came into range of its guns. This was accomplished through the use of
radar, a new technology. Ground-based stations would direct the night
fighter to the bomber stream, and when in range, the Uhu's
radar operator would then take over and guide the pilot to within 100 meters of
the target. The bristling antennae were ugly and added a lot of drag,
reducing the aircraft's ultimate top speed substantially. But without the
radar the plane would have been useless at night, and since the Uhu was still about 150 mph faster than the Allied
four-engine bombers, this was really not a handicap. Some of the latest
versions were used to track, hunt down, and kill the Mosquito bombers, which
were a much more challenging quarry than the lumbering four-engine craft
comprising most of the night fighter's prey.
In the end,
the He 219 fell victim to bad decision-making and was too little, too
late. But it was the most advanced aircraft for its time, signaling the
shape of things to come.
Features:
- Can be flown “by the book”
- Built from actual aircraft
tests
- Realistic cruise performance
with realistic fuel economy including “distance-to-altitude”
performance under various power settings
- Authentic drop tank release
actually drops both fuel and weight
- Both modern and veteran warbird pilots helped create the “feel” of flight
- Gorgeously constructed
aircraft, inside and out, down to the last rivet
- Based on the critically
acclaimed Wings of POWER He-219 “Owl”
- Native specular
and bump mapped high-resolution lighting
- Canopy and pilot seats eject
- Oxygen flow and tank gauges
- Almost every single item
historically correct and clickable
- Authentic reflector gunsight with day and night settings
- Retractable bulletproof
windscreen
- Extendable ladder
- Naturally animated pilot and
radar officer
- Professionally recorded and
mastered engine sounds including realistic prop effects
- Directional 3D-engineered
sounds from A2A recorded sound from all viewing angles
- Stall buffet, canopy, ground
roll, flaps, gyro, and authentic cockpit wind
- Special canopy pressurizing
and release sounds
- “Special Effects” package
includes:
- Historically accurate lighting
for stunning nighttime visuals
- Realistic startup visuals
modeled after the real aircraft
- Belly landings with realistic
effects
- Full sized (11” X 8 ½”),
71-page landscape manual with authentic performance and function
SCREENSHOTS
(high resolution, unedited)

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 18 November, 2010.