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HE 7
Role	Reconnaissance/torpedo bomber
National origin	Germany
Designer	Ernst Heinkel
First flight	1927
Number built	1

The Heinkel HE 7 was a reconnaissance torpedo-bomber developed by the German aeronautical company Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in the late 1920s.

Design edit

The HE 7 was a low-wing monoplane with floats for sea operations. Because of restrictions imposed by the Versailles Treaty the aircraft did not enter production.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Specifications edit

Data from ^[4]

General characteristics

Crew: 2-3
Length: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 93.42 m² (1,005.6 sq ft)
Empty weight: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb)
Gross weight: 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Siemens Jupiter VI inline engine, 390 kW (520 hp) each
Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
Cruise speed: 175 km/h (109 mph, 94 kn)
Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
Range: 950 km (590 mi, 510 nmi)
Service ceiling: 2,300 m (7,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.80 m/s (551 ft/min)

References edit

^ Arms & Armour. Manfred Griehl. Heinkel Combat Aircraft
^ H. Dieter Köhler. Ernst Heinkel, Pionier der Schnellflugzeuge
^ "Das Virtuelle Luftfahrtmuseum - Heinkel He 7". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "Heinkel HE.7". www.airwar.ru.

External links edit

Histaviation.com - Heinkel HE 7

[1] Arms & Armour. Manfred Griehl. Heinkel Combat Aircraft

[2] H. Dieter Köhler. Ernst Heinkel, Pionier der Schnellflugzeuge

[3] "Das Virtuelle Luftfahrtmuseum - Heinkel He 7". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[4] "Heinkel HE.7". www.airwar.ru.

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