The Heinkel He 100 was a German fighter aircraft design from Heinkel built just before the Second World War. It proved to be one of the fastest fighters in the world when it was developed, but it was never ordered into series production; officially the Luftwaffe rejected it so that single-seat fighter development could concentrate on the Messerschmitt Bf 109, which used the same Daimler-Benz DB 601 engine. The first prototype, the He 100 V1, flew on 22 January 1938. About 19 prototypes and pre-production examples were built, and none are known to have survived the war. The aircraft is also remembered for its drag-reducing design, including evaporative cooling, and for the debate over which aircraft really held the world speed record.
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was a German pre-World War II fighter aircraft design from Heinkel
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The first prototype He 100 V1 flew on 22 January 1938
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Approximately 19 prototypes and pre-production examples were built
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was a German pre-World War II fighter aircraft design from Heinkel
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The He 100 used the same Daimler-Benz DB 601 engine
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the design was not ordered into series production
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