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HE 2
Svenska · Reconnaissance · Germany · Interwar (1919–1938)
The Heinkel HE 2, produced in Sweden as the Svenska S 3 and nicknamed the "Hansa", was a reconnaissance floatplane built in small numbers to equip the Swedish Navy in the 1920s. It was a refinement of the HE 1, sharing its same basic configuration as a low-wing, strut-braced monoplane with no tail fin and a rudder that barely protruded above and below the line of the fuselage.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Reconnaissance
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Svenska
- Operator
- Swedish Navy
- Service Entry
- 1923
- Produced
- 5
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce Eagle IX
- Thrust / Power
- 360 hp (270 kW)
- Length (ft)
- 41
- Wingspan (ft)
- 57
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 4107
- MTOW (lb)
- 5456
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 13123
- Max Speed (mph)
- 114