Heinkel HE 8
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| Heinkel HE 8 | |
| Role | Reconnaissance floatplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Heinkel |
| First flight | 1927 |
| Primary user | Danish Navy |
| Number built | 22 |
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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.
Operators
Specifications (HE 8)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and observer
- Length: 11.65 m (38 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 16.77 m (55 ft 0 in)
- Height: 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 47.0 m2 (506 ft2)
- Empty weight: 1,675 kg (3.693 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,650 kg (5,840 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar, 336 kW (450 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
- Range: 1,290 km (810 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,373 ft)
- Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (550 ft/min)
Armament
- 1 × fixed, forward-firing 8 mm (.315 in) machine gun (Standard Danish ammo.)
- 1 × trainable, rearward-firing 8 mm (.315 in) machine gun
- 12 × 0.5 kg (1 lb) bombs
See also
- Related lists
References
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 498.
http://www.navalhistory.dk/English/NavAir/NavalAviation.htm