The Heinkel He 70 Blitz, meaning lightning, was a fast monoplane designed and produced by Heinkel Flugzeugwerke and the first Schnellbomber, or fast bomber, operated by the Luftwaffe. It began in the early 1930s as a response to a request from Deutsche Lufthansa for a fast mail plane. Heinkel gave it a low-wing cantilever monoplane layout with an efficient elliptical wing, a smooth external finish and a retractable undercarriage, powered it with a single BMW VI V-12 engine and cooled it with a compact retractable radiator to cut drag. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 1 December 1932 and set eight separate world speed records over the following months.
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