Heinkel HE 8
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The Heinkel HE 8 was a reconnaissance floatplane built in Germany in the late 1920s. It was developed at the request of the Danish Navy, which had noted the success of the HE 5 in Swedish service, and wished to purchase a similar aircraft as well as licensed production as the Orlogsvaerftet HM.II. Apart from its new Armstrong Siddeley engine, the HE 8 also differed from the HE 5 and previous members of the HE 1 family in having a conventional empennage. 22 aircraft were operated until the German invasion in 1940, after which one example was impressed into Luftwaffe service and the remainder placed in storage. A single HE 8 was built with a Packard 3A-2500 engine and designated HE 31.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Heinkel
- First flight
- 1927-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 114 kt
- Max speed
- 114 kt
- Range
- 700 nm
- Service ceiling
- 18,400 ft
- Rate of climb
- 550 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 5,842 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,693 lb
- Powerplant
- Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled geared radial piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 38.3 ft
- Wingspan
- 55.1 ft
- Height
- 14.6 ft
- Number built
- 22
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.