Heinkel HD 30
Heinkel · German Reich · first flew 1928 · reconnaissance aircraft
The Heinkel HD 30 was a small biplane reconnaissance floatplane built for catapult launch from German warships, an enlarged derivative of the earlier HD 19.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 10.25 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Compact biplane floatplane similar to, but larger than, the earlier HD 19
- Gnome-Rhone Jupiter radial engine cowling
- Twin floats built for shipboard catapult launch
A compact catapult-launch biplane floatplane, distinguishable from its HD 19 predecessor mainly by its larger size; both types carried a nine-cylinder radial, the HD 30 a Gnome-Rhone 9Ak in place of the HD 19's Bristol Jupiter VI.
Specifications
- The Heinkel HD 30 has a length of 10.25 m (34 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.4 m (41 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 211 km/h (131 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
First flown in 1928 and fitted with a Gnome-Rhone Jupiter VI radial engine, the HD 30 was built to be launched by steam catapult from small and medium warships as part of Germany's covert inter-war naval aviation programme. Only two were built.
Variants
It was developed directly from the smaller HD 19, sharing that type's general layout at a larger scale.
Where you'll see it
As a rare prototype-scale type, no HD 30 survives today.
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