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HD 38
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Heinkel HD 38
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Role
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Fighter
Type of aircraft
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National origin
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Germany
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Manufacturer
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Heinkel
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First flight
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1928
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Primary user
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Reichswehr
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Number built
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12
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The
Heinkel HD 38
was a
fighter
aircraft developed in
Germany
in the late 1920s. It was a compact,
single-bay
biplane
with
staggered
wings of unequal
span
, braced with N-type
interplane struts
, a refined version of the
HD 37
that had been evaluated and rejected by the
Reichswehr
for use at the secret
training
facility at
Lipetsk
. The HD 38 was designed in the hope of capturing a different niche - that of a
seaplane
fighter, and was designed with a twin
pontoon
undercarriage
that could be quickly removed and replaced with wheels. It was accepted in this role, but did not serve in it for long before being relegated to general training duties. Even then, it was not long before Germany abandoned the Lipetsk base to the
Soviet Union
.
Specifications (with wheels)
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General characteristics
- Crew:
one pilot
- Length:
7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan:
10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height:
3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
- Wing area:
30.8 m
2
(332 sq ft)
- Empty weight:
1,520 kg (3,360 lb)
- Gross weight:
1,850 kg (4,080 lb)
- Powerplant:
1 ×
BMW VI
, 560 kW (750 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed:
290 km/h (180 mph, 160 kn)
- Service ceiling:
6,700 m (22,000 ft)
- Rate of climb:
13.9 m/s (2,740 ft/min)
Armament
References
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edit
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).
Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
. London: Studio Editions. p. 499.
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Company designations
pre-1933
| Heinkel
Eindecker
(HE) monoplanes
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Heinkel
Doppeldecker
(HD) biplanes
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RLM
designations
1933?1945
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Projects 1933?1945
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Foreign designations
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1 to 100
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101 to 200
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201 to 300
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301 to 349
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Post-349 (non-sequential)
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- 1
Not assigned
- 2
Unofficial/proposed
- 3
Assigned, but not used before RLM was dissolved
- 4
Assigned to captured aircraft
- 5
Unconfirmed
- 6
Propaganda/cover designation
Note: Official RLM designations had the prefix "8-", but this was usually dropped and replaced with the manufacturer's prefix.
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