Heinkel HD 26
The Heinkel HD 26 was a reconnaissance seaplane developed in Germany during the 1920s for production in Japan. It was intended as a smaller, single-seat counterpart to the HD 25, to provide a spotter aircraft for warships and to take off from a short ramp. The HD 26 was a conventional biplane with staggered wings, twin float undercarriage, and an open cockpit. The pattern aircraft supplied by Heinkel was powered by a 300 hp Hispano-Suiza V-8 engine, but the single example of the Aichi Navy Type 2 Single-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane built by Aichi had an Aichi-built 420 hp Bristol Jupiter VI instead. Launching ramps were built on the battleship Nagato and the cruiser Furutaka for trials, but the HD 25 and HD 26 were already obsolete.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Heinkel
- First flight
- 1925-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 115 kt
- Max speed
- 115 kt
- Rate of climb
- 1,310 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 3,310 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,540 lb
- Powerplant
- Aichi-built Bristol Jupiter VI
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 27 ft
- Wingspan
- 38 ft
- Height
- 12 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.