Henschel Hs 124
| Henschel Hs 124 | |
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| Manufacturer | Henschel & Son |
| First flight | 1934 |
| Primary user | Luftwaffe |
| Number built | 2 |
The Henschel Hs 124 was a twin-engine heavy fighter, attack aircraft and light bomber designed in Nazi Germany. After two prototypes had been built, work on the project was cancelled.
The first prototype had two liquid-cooled 12-cylinder Junkers Jumo 210A engines of 449 kW each (610 hp). It was fitted with a rotating turret with two 7.9 mm MG 15 machine guns in the nose.
The Hs 124 V2 had two 870 PS (860 hp; 640 kW) BMW 132Dc 9-cylinder radial engines and was armed with two 20 mm Mauser cannon, as well as a 7.9 mm MG 15 machine gun, carrying up to 600 kg of bombs.
The Hs 124 was Henschel's entry into the Luftwaffe's twin-engine Zerstörer (Destroyer) competition, losing to the Messerschmitt Bf 110.
Specifications (Hs 124 V2)
Data from Warplanes of the Third Reich,[1] Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.3 – Flugzeugtypen Henschel-Messerschmitt[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3 (pilot, radio operator/gunner and bombardier)
- Length: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 18.2 m (59 ft 9 in)
- Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 54.6 m2 (588 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 4,250 kg (9,370 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 7,230 kg (15,939 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × BMW 132Dc 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines 870 PS (860 hp; 640 kW)
- Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 435 km/h (270 mph, 235 kn) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
- Landing speed: 110 km/h (68 mph; 59 kn)
- Range: 4,200 km (2,600 mi, 2,300 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
- Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 17 minutes 30 seconds
Armament
- Guns: 2 × 20mm Mauser cannon, 1× 7.92mm MG 15 machine guns
- Bombs: 6× 100 kg (220 lb) bombs internally or 12× 50 kg (110 lb) bombs externally
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Breguet 690
- Dornier Do 17
- Curtiss XA-14
- Focke-Wulf Fw 57
- Fokker G.1
- Martin A-15
- Messerschmitt Bf 110
- Stearman XA-21
- Tupolev SB
Related lists
References
- ^ Green 1972, p. 384.
- ^ Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.3 – Flugzeugtypen Henschel-Messerschmitt (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. pp. 22–24, 260–261. ISBN 978-3-7637-5467-0.
- Green, William. Warplanes of the Third Reich. New York:Doubleday, 1972. ISBN 0-385-05782-2.
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