Heinkel He-162 A2 Salamander for the Bf109E slot in European Air War

This Heinkel He-162 Salamander replaces the Bf109E in EAW, and is intended for use with ECA (Enemy Coast Ahead) Control Panel. The He162 takes the place of the Bf109E, using ECA Control Panel v3.4 or later.

To install, just unzip the *.TPC and *.3DZ files, and the file Vcg_109e.DAT, in this zip file and copy them into your EAW directory (the one with EAW.EXE in it). To un-install, simply remove those files from your EAW directory. 

You will have a new aircraft 3D shape, a non-mirrored skin, new 3D cockpit, and details such as textured tyres, ring aerial and a transparent shadow file. The skin PCX files are included, if anyone wants to create a new skin.

EAW editing work of this sort would not be possible without Alessandro's essential utilities, the Converter and 3DZ Studio, Paulo's 3DZMap and Scaler utilities, PicPac, and the help of many others in the EAW community.

The Salamander shape and skin are by me. The shape uses the EAW V1 as a base, scaled up to achieve the right dimensions.The cockpit is based on one by Mosi, from his Ta183 package. The sharpened instruments are by Angeleyes. 

History of the He-162 Salamander
The He-162 was conceived as a last-ditch fighter to be flown by unskilled pilots in late 1944. The so-called Volksjaeger ("People's Fighter") was designed and flown in only 10 weeks, and had its first flight on 6 December. Built from readily-available materials (the wing was made of wood), it was a small and relatively unsopisticated aircraft, although it did have an ejector seat, because the position of the BMW turbojet engine would have otherwise made bailing out a difficult proposition.

The first version (the A1) had 2x30mm cannon fitted, but excessive vibration when fired caused their replacement by 20mm MG151s in the main production version, the A2. Approximately 150 A2s were accepted by the Luftwaffe, and it saw service with JG1. Some were encountered operationally by Allied aircraft in 1945. 


I hope you enjoy the Salamander. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.


Charles' EAW website
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/CharlesEAW

August 2002
