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Top speed
  
320 km/h

Length
  
17 m

Wingspan
  
22 m

Designer
  
Richard Vogt

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Manufacturers
  
Blohm + Voss, Hamburger Flugzeugbau

The Ha 140 was a German multi-purpose seaplane of the 1930s. It was designed for use as a torpedo bomber or long-range reconnaissance aircraft.

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Design and development

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The Ha 140 was developed as a twin-engine floatplane, with an all-metal structure and a cantilevered upward cranked wing, different to the larger Ha 139, which wing was set following an inverted gull design. The crew consisted of a pilot and radio operator, with a gunner in a revolving turret in the nose or in a second gun position to the rear. The torpedo or bomb load was accommodated in an internal bomb bay. Three prototypes were built, but the design was not carried any further, as the similar Heinkel He 115 was selected for service.

Specifications (Ha 140 V2)

Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich

General characteristics

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  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 16.75 m (54 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 22 m (72 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 92 m2 (990 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 6,300 kg (13,889 lb)
  • Gross weight: 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 9,230 kg (20,349 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 2,365 l (520 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 2 × BMW 132K 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 597 kW (801 hp) each for take-off
    619 kW (830 hp) at 1,000 m (3,281 ft)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers

    • Performance

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  • Maximum speed: 320 km/h (199 mph; 173 kn) at sea level
    333 km/h (207 mph) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
  • Cruising speed: 295 km/h (183 mph; 159 kn) at 85% power at sea level
  • Range: 1,150 km (715 mi; 621 nmi) with 1,390 l (306 imp gal) of fuel
  • Ferry range: 2,000 km (1,243 mi; 1,080 nmi) with 2,365 l (520 imp gal) of fuel
  • Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in 11 minutes 30 seconds
    5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 39 minutes

    • Armament

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  • Guns: 1× 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine gun in nose, 1× MG 15 machine gun at dorsal hatch
  • Bombs: 1× 952 kg (2,099 lb) torpedo or 4× 250 kg (551 lb) bombs

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    References

    Blohm & Voss Ha 140 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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