Heinkel HE 3
{{Short description|1923 sportplane}}
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The Heinkel HE 3 was a sports aircraft built in Germany in the early 1920s. It was a conventional, low-wing monoplane with seating for three people in two tandem cockpits. The wing was a cantilever design, an unusual and advanced feature for the day. The fixed undercarriage was designed to be quickly changed from wheeled tailskid type to twin pontoons for operation as a seaplane. A HE 3 won first prize in its class at the 1923 aero meet at Gothenburg, and was subsequently selected as a trainer by the Swedish Navy, which bought two examples. In Swedish service, the aircraft gained the nickname Paddan ("Toad").
The HE 3 had fabric-covered wooden wings, and a plywood-covered wooden fuselage.
Operators
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Specifications (HE 3)
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|prime units? = met
|crew=One pilot
|capacity=2 passengers
|length m=7.20
|length ft=23
|length in=8
|span m=12.10
|span ft=39
|span in=8
|gross weight kg=1,000
|gross weight lb=2,205
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Siemens-Halske Sh 6
|eng1 kw=105
|eng1 hp=140
|max speed kmh=150
|max speed mph=94
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References
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=498 |isbn= 0-7106-0710-5 }}
- {{cite journal |title=Gothenburg International Aero Exhibition |journal=Flight |date=26 July 1923 |pages=430 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1923/1923%20-%200430.html |access-date=2008-04-23}}
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Category:1920s German sport aircraft