Heinkel HE 7
{{short description|1920s German aircraft}}
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The Heinkel HE 7 was a reconnaissance torpedo-bomber developed by the German aeronautical company Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in the late 1920s.
Design
The HE 7 was a low-wing monoplane with floats for sea operations. Because of restrictions imposed by the Versailles Treaty the aircraft did not enter production.Arms & Armour. Manfred Griehl. Heinkel Combat AircraftH. Dieter Köhler. Ernst Heinkel, Pionier der Schnellflugzeuge{{cite web|url=http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmd/dtf/hein7.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125142/http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmd/dtf/hein7.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|title=Das Virtuelle Luftfahrtmuseum - Heinkel He 7|date=4 March 2016}}
Specifications
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|empty weight kg=3,800
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|eng1 number=2
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.histaviation.com/he_7.html Histaviation.com - Heinkel HE 7]
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