Henschel Hs 125
| Henschel Hs 125 | |
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| Role | Trainer Type of aircraft |
| Designer | Henschel & Son |
| First flight | 1934 |
| Primary user | Luftwaffe |
| Number built | 2 |
The Henschel Hs 125 was a German advanced training aircraft prototype featuring a single engine and low wing, designed by Henschel & Son and tested by the Luftwaffe in 1934.[1] Only two prototypes were ever built.[2]
Specifications
Data from The Warplanes of the Third Reich[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7.307 m (23 ft 11+2⁄3 in)
- Wingspan: 10.001 m (32 ft 9+3⁄4 in)
- Height: 2.299 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
- Wing area: 14.00 m2 (150.7 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 694 kg (1,529 lb)
- Gross weight: 973 kg (2,145 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 10C air-cooled inverted V8 engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 280 km/h (174 mph, 151 kn) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 249 km/h (155 mph, 135 kn)
- Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,900 ft)
- Rate of climb: 8.4 m/s (1,650 ft/min)
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 7.9mm MG 17 machine gun
References
- ^ "Luftwaffe Resource Center - German Luftwaffe (Air Force) from 1935-1945 - A Warbirds Resource Group Site".
- ^ "Henschel Hs 125 Prototype fighter trainer". www.wehrmacht-history.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.
- ^ Green 1972, p. 384
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- Green, William (1972). The Warplanes of the Third Reich. New York: Doubleday and Company Inc. ISBN 0-385-05782-2.
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