Heinkel

Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
IndustryAerospace
Founded1922
FounderErnst Heinkel
Defunct1965
FateAcquired
SuccessorVereinigte Flugtechnische Werke (VFW)
Headquarters,
Key people
Robert Lusser
ServicesAircraft engines

Heinkel Flugzeugwerke (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪŋkəl ˈfluːktsɔʏçˌvɛɐkə]) was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. It is noted for producing bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe in World War II and for important contributions to high-speed flight, with the pioneering examples of a successful liquid-fueled rocket and a turbojet-powered aircraft in aviation history, with both Heinkel designs' first flights occurring shortly before the outbreak of World War II in Europe.