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HE 8, HE 31 and HM.II
Heinkel · Reconnaissance · Germany · Interwar (1919–1938)
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.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Reconnaissance
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Heinkel
- Operator
- Danish Navy
- Service Entry
- 1927
- Produced
- 22
- Engine
- 1× 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled geared radial piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 430 hp
- Length (ft)
- 38
- Wingspan (ft)
- 55
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 3693
- MTOW (lb)
- 5842
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 18373
- Range (mi)
- 802
- Max Speed (mph)
- 132
- Armament
- Guns: 1 × fixed, forward-firing Madsen machine gun, 1 × trainable, rearward-firing Madsen machine gun; Bombs: 8 × bombs