He 162 - Germany's Desperation Fighter (Patreon)

He 162 - Germany's Desperation Fighter

The Heinkel He 162 "Volksjäger" was a last ditch effort by the Luftwaffe to field a large number of jet fighters to stem the tide in the air. Join me as I explore this history, was this plan ever going to work? - Mortons Books Recommendations - 10% off with "MAH10" at https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/ - Dan Sharp, Messerschmitt Me 262 https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15030/book-messerschmitt-me-262-development-and-politics - Dan Sharp, Heinkel He 172 https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15025/book-secret-projects-of-the-luftwaffe-heinkel-h-162 - Calum Douglas, The Secret Horsepower Race https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15057/book-the-secret-horsepower-race-western-front-fighter-engine-development - Bertie Simmonds, F-16 Fighting Falcon https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15061/book-f-16-fighting-falcon - Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de/ - Support - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmpahmxWXajV0-tuMMzSzAg/join PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis - Partner Discounts - Naval Institute Press: 25% off with "MILAVHIS" at https://www.usni.org/press/books Mortons: 10% off with "MAH10" at https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/ AK Interactive: 10% off with "AK10MAH" at http://www.ak-interactive.com/ (ALL categories except 'LEGO/AK Deals') - Museum - RAF Museum, London, United Kingdom: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany: https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en - Social Media - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milaviationhistory/ - Sources - Antony L. Kay (2002), German Jet Engine and Gas Turbine Development 1930-45, Crowood. Dan Sharp (2020) Heinkel He 162, Tempest Books. Hermione Giffard (2016), Making Jet Engines in World War II, The University of Chicago Press. Heinz J. Nowarra (1993), Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945, Bernard Greafe Verlag. Richard Franks (2018), The Heinkel He 162, Airframe Album No. 13. Willy Radinger & Walter Schick (1996), Me 262 – Entwicklung, Erprobung und Fertigung des ersten einsatzfähigen Düsenjägers der Welt, 3rd Ed., Aviatic Verlag. Wolfgang Wollenweber (2012), Thunder Over the Reich – Flying the Luftwaffe’s He 162 Jet Fighter, Hikoki Publications. - Timecodes - 00:00 - Heinkel He 162 00:33 - The "People's Fighter" 01:15 - Me 262 vs He 162 02:38 - The Urgency 04:20 - The Costs 08:01 - Sponsored segment 08:44 - The Impact 09:29 - Operational Strength 10:28 - Maintenance 11:45 - "Easy to Fly" 13:36 - Wunderwaffle 14:55 - Downfall - Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound