Heinkel HD 28

Heinkel · German Reich · first flew 1927 · reconnaissance aircraft

The Heinkel HD 28 was a three-seat reconnaissance floatplane built by Heinkel as a pattern aircraft for Japan's Aichi company.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — WingsMid-mounted, straight
E — Engines1 × piston, nose-mounted
F — FuselageLarge ventral fin below a rudder that extends past the fuselage
T — TailConventional

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Spot it by:

Look for the large ventral fin extending below the fuselage line and the third, rearmost cockpit with its ring-mounted gun.

Specifications

Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.

History

A single-bay biplane with equal-span, unstaggered wings and a distinctive deep ventral fin, the HD 28 carried three crew including a rear gunner on a ring mount, powered by a Lorraine-Dietrich engine. Supplied to Aichi as the basis for what became the Aichi Experimental Three-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane, it was ultimately rejected for Japanese production over engine problems and excess weight.

Variants

Aichi's derivative attempt did not enter production; only the single Heinkel-built pattern aircraft was completed.

Where you'll see it

As a rejected pattern aircraft, no HD 28 survives today.

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