Heinkel HE 1

{{short description|Two-seat floatplane}}

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|type = Reconnaissance floatplane

|national_origin = Germany

|manufacturer = Caspar-Werke

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|designer = Ernst Heinkel

|first_flight = 1923

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|primary_user = Swedish Navy (Marinen )

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The Heinkel HE 1 or Caspar S 1 was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane, designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke.

The HE 1 was produced under licence in Sweden for the Marinen (Swedish Navy) in 1921 as the Svenska S.2. The HE 1 was powered by a {{convert|179|kW|hp|abbr=on}} Maybach Mb.IVa engine; one test aircraft was powered by a Siddeley Puma engine.

Specifications

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Operators

References

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  • {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=498 }}

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{{Swedish military aircraft designations}}

HE 001

Category:Low-wing aircraft

Category:1920s German military reconnaissance aircraft

Category:1920s Swedish military aircraft

Category:Floatplanes

Category:Svenska Aero aircraft

Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft

Category:Aircraft first flown in 1923