Heinkel HD 16

The Heinkel HD 16 was a single-engine biplane torpedo aircraft developed by the German aviation company Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in the nineteen-twenties and produced under license by Svenska Aero in Stockholm, Sweden.

HD 16
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin German-Swedish
Manufacturer Svenska Aero
Designer Ernst Heinkel
First flight 1928
Primary user Reichswehr
Number built 2

Development

The Heinkel HD 16 was an improvised version of the company's earlier Heinkel HD 14. Two HD 16s were built and sold to the Swedish Navy and designated T 1. The T 1 was equipped with two 14-cylinder Armstrong Siddeley Leopard radial engines with 666 Horsepower. The plane carried a m / 17 type torpedo. This torpedo was built in Sweden, had a caliber of 45 cm and weighed about 800 kg. The aircraft was also armed with a 7.7 mm machine gun. On delivery, the pilot and the observer were placed side by side. The cockpit was subsequently modified in tandem to allow a better view for the observer.[1]

Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Three
  • Length: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 96.9 m2 (1,043 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 2,570 kg (5,666 lb)
  • Gross weight: 4,570 kg (10,075 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Leopard , 497 kW (666 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 196 km/h (122 mph, 106 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  • Wing loading: 47 kg/m2 (9.6 lb/sq ft)

References

  1. "Heinkel HD.14 / HD.16". aviadejavu.ru.
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