Hanriot H.41
Hanriot · France · first flew 1925 · light aircraft
The Hanriot H.41 was a French military trainer aircraft of the 1920s. It was a conventional two-bay biplane with unstaggered wings of equal span.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.25 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Conventional two-bay biplane
- Unstaggered wings of equal span
- Five-cylinder Lorraine radial engine
Look for a two-bay biplane with unstaggered wings of equal span and a radial engine in the nose. The floatplane version, the HD.41H, is the one fitted with floats.
Specifications
- The Hanriot H.41 has a length of 7.25 m (24 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.26 m (34 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 185 km/h (115 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
It was a further development of the family of aircraft that began with the HD.14 in 1920. The H.41 combined the modern engine and mixed construction developed for the HD.40 air ambulance in a new design for a military trainer.
Variants
Versions were the H.410 with a Lorraine 5Pa engine (5 built), the H.411 with a Salmson 7Ac (2 built) and the LH.412 with a Lorraine 5Pb (4 built, plus 3 converted from H.410). The HD.41H floatplane had a Salmson 9Ac engine.
Where you'll see it
The design did not prove a success, and only eleven were built with three different engine types. A floatplane variant based on the HD.17 was slightly more successful, with twelve examples exported to Greece and Portugal.
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