Heinkel HE 8

HE 8 and HE 31

Heinkel HE 8
Role	Reconnaissance floatplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Heinkel
First flight	1927
Primary user	Danish Navy
Number built	22

The Heinkel HE 8 was a reconnaissance floatplane built in Germany in the late 1920s. It was developed at the request of the Danish Navy, which had noted the success of the HE 5 in Swedish service, and wished to purchase a similar aircraft as well as licensed production as the Orlogsvaerftet HM.II. Apart from its new Armstrong Siddeley engine, the HE 8 also differed from the HE 5 and previous members of the HE 1 family in having a conventional empennage. 22 aircraft were operated until the German invasion in 1940, after which one example was impressed into Luftwaffe service and the remainder placed in storage.

A single HE 8 was built with a Packard 3A-2500 engine and designated HE 31.

Operators

Denmark

Royal Danish Navy

Specifications (HE 8)

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and observer
Length: 11.65 m (38 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 16.77 m (55 ft 0 in)
Height: 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 47.0 m² (506 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,675 kg (3.693 lb)
Gross weight: 2,650 kg (5,840 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar, 336 kW (450 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
Range: 1,290 km (810 miles)
Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,373 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (550 ft/min)

Armament

1 × fixed, forward-firing 8 mm (.315 in) machine gun (Standard Danish ammo.)
1 × trainable, rearward-firing 8 mm (.315 in) machine gun
12 × 0.5 kg (1 lb) bombs

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heinkel floatplanes.

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 498.

http://www.navalhistory.dk/English/NavAir/NavalAviation.htm

Aircraft produced by Heinkel

Company designations pre-1933	HE 1 HE 2 HE 3 HE 4 HE 5 HE 6 HE 7 HE 8 HE 9 HE 10 HE 12 HE 14 HD 15 HD 16 HD 17 HE 18 HD 19 HD 20 HD 21 HD 22 HD 23 HD 24 HD 25 HD 26 HD 27 HD 28 HD 29 HD 30 HE 31 HD 32 HD 33 HD 34 HD 35 HD 36 HD 37 HD 38 HD 39 HD 40 HD 41 HD 42 HD 43 HD 44 HD 45 HD 46 HD 49 HD 50 HD 55 HD 56 HE 57 HE 58 HD 59 HD 60 HD 61 HD 62 HD 63 HE 64 HD 66

RLM designations 1933–1945	He 45 He 46 He 47 He 49 He 50 He 51 He 58 He 59 He 60 He 61 He 62 He 63 He 64 He 65 He 66 He 70 He 71 He 72 He 74 He 100 He 111 He 112 He 113 He 114 He 115 He 116 He 118 He 119 He 120 He 162 He 170 He 172 He 176 He 177 He 178 He 219 He 220 He 270 He 274 He 275 He 277 He 278 He 280 He 319 He 343 He 419 He 519 P.1041 P.1054 P.1060 P.1062 P.1063 P.1064 P.1065 P.1066 P.1068 P.1069 P.1070 P.1071 P.1072 P.1073 P.1074 P.1075 P.1076 P.1077 P.1078 P.1079 P.1080 Strabo 16 Wespe Lerche

Foreign designations or built under license	Svenska S 5 (HE 5) Orlogsvaerftet HM.II. (HE 8) Aichi Type H Carrier Fighter (HD 23) Type 2 Two-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane (HD 25) Type 2 Single-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane (HD 26) Heinkel Three-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane (HD 28) Aichi E3A (HD 56) Aichi AB-5 (HD 62) Hitachi AXHei (He 100) Heinkel A7He (He 112) Yokosuka DXHe (He 118)

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Heinkel HE 8

Operators

Specifications (HE 8)

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