The engine below the fuselage was placed asymmetrically in order to provide space for the retractable front undercarriage wheel.

The designs of this aircraft would be used by Heinkel to develop the He 162 Volksjäger, which used only one turbojet engine, towards the end of 1944.

Heinkel produced twenty variants of the project between July 6 and October 3, 1944.

It was also a slightly asymmetric jet-powered plane like the earlier design, but with the cockpit located at the front end of the fuselage.

The design included an alternative version with a high aspect ratio upswept wing.