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This is a list of aircraft type numbers allocated by an institution under the direction of Heereswaffenamt (before May 1933) and the Reich Air Ministry (RLM) between 1933 and 1945 for German military and civilian aircraft and in parallel to the list of German aircraft engines. See RLM aircraft designation system for an explanation of how these ...
The German Air Ministry (Reichsluftfahrtministerium; RLM) had a system for aircraft designation which was an attempt by the aviation authorities of the Third Reich to standardize and produce an identifier for each airframe type produced in Germany. It was in use from 1933 to 1945 though many pre-1933 aircraft were included and the system had ...
Heinkel He 119 single-engine high-speed bomber (prototypes), reconnaissance aircraft, 1937 Heinkel He 120 four-engine long-range passenger flying-boat(project), 1938 Heinkel He 162 Spatz (sparrow), winner of Germany's Volksjäger (People's Fighter) design competition, fighter (jet-engined)
The third and fourth prototypes (and all production aircraft) used four engines (in place of the two specified in the RLM specification) in order to provide the desired performance. The first two prototypes, bearing the Stammkennzeichen alphabetic codes GH+GN and VD+YB [ 3 ] respectively, were completed in early 1941 and commenced trials as ...
In a relaxation of the regulations regarding allocation of aircraft designations, the designers and manufacturers of sailplanes and gliders in Germany enjoyed the freedom of choosing their own designations for their products up until 1945, but some of the more common aircraft were issued RLM designations in the 108 series. 108-10
During 1935, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Reich Aviation Ministry or RLM) issued in invitation to several aviation companies to submit their proposals for a new aircraft for the Luftwaffe that was to be suitable for the roles of liaison, army co-operation (today called forward air control), and medical evacuation. [3]
The RLM's 8-209 airframe number assigned to Messerschmitt, for its pair of post-July 1938 designation Me 209 airframes, was used for two projects during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The first Me 209 was a single-engine air speed record plane for which little consideration was given to adaptation for combat.
original Heinkel designation for the He 49, before allocation of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) designations. He 49L generic designation for any of the He 49 landplane variants. He 49W generic designation for the He 49 floatplane variant. He 49a The first prototype, (originally HD 49), was flown in November 1932 He 49b