| HD 26 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Reconnaissance seaplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Heinkel, Aichi |
| Maiden flight | 1928 |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Number built | 2 |
The Heinkel HD 26 was a reconnaissance seaplane developed in Germany during the 1920s for production in Japan. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts Heinkel Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. Aichi Kokuki KK (Aichi Aircraft Company was a Japanese Aircraft manufacturer which produced several designs for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1928: Events January January 6 - 8 - Lt Christian Schilt For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article It was intended as a smaller, single-seat counterpart to the HD 25, to provide a spotter aircraft for warships, to take off from a short ramp since shipboard catapults had not yet been invented. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The HD 26 was a conventional biplane with staggered wings, twin pontoon undercarriage, and an open cockpit.
The pattern aircraft supplied by Heinkel was powered by a Hispano-Suiza engine, but the single example built by Aichi based upon it had a radial engine instead. Aichi Kokuki KK (Aichi Aircraft Company was a Japanese Aircraft manufacturer which produced several designs for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launching ramps were built on the battleship Nagato and the cruiser Furutaka for trials, but the advent of the steam catapult made the HD 25 and HD 26 obsolete. Construction Nagato was laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal on 28 August 1917 launched on 9 November 1919 and completed on 15 November 1920 Background Furutaka and her Sister ship Kako were the first generation of high speed heavy cruisers in the Japanese navy intended to counter the
Specifications (Aichi-built)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and observer
- Length: 8. 44 m (27 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 11. 80 m (38 ft 9 in)
- Height: 3. 59 m (11 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 37. 8 m² (407 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,150 kg (2,540 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,310 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Aichi-built Bristol Jupiter VI, 420 kW (310 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 211 km/h (132 mph)
- Rate of climb: 6. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 7 m/s (1,310 ft/min)
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 499.
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