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Heinkel HE 8

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Top speed
  
210 km/h

Length
  
12 m

Manufacturer
  
Heinkel

Wingspan
  
17 m

First flight
  
1927

Designer
  
Ernst Heinkel

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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.

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A single HE 8 was built with a Packard 3A-2500 engine and designated HE 31.

Operators

 Denmark
  • Royal Danish Navy
  • 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
  • References

    Heinkel HE 8 Wikipedia