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The
Heinkel He 62
was a
reconnaissance
seaplane
designed in
Germany
in the early 1930s. It was a conventional,
single-bay
biplane
with
unstaggered
wings of equal
span
. The pilot and gunner sat in tandem, open
cockpits
. A few aircraft were supplied to Japan, where
Aichi
built a version as the
AB-5
, and used it as the basis for the
AB-6
, but no series production took place. The AB-5 used a locally produced
Nakajima Kotobuki
in place of the Siemens engine fitted to the German-built aircraft.
Specifications (He 62)
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General characteristics
- Crew:
Two, pilot and gunner
- Length:
8.48 m (27 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan:
11.70 m (38 ft 5 in)
- Height:
3.67 m (12 ft 1 in)
- Wing area:
36.7 m
2
(395 sq ft)
- Empty weight:
1,842 kg (4,068 lb)
- Gross weight:
2,920 kg (6,438 lb)
- Powerplant:
1 × Siemens-built
Bristol Jupiter
, 336 kW (450 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed:
235 km/h (147 mph, 128 kn)
References
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- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).
Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
. London: Studio Editions. p. 501.
- Nowarra, Heinz (1983).
Die deutsche Luftrustung 1933-1945
. Bonn: Bernard and Graefe. pp. Teil 2, p.173.
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Company designations
pre-1933
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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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