Heinkel He 46

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Heinkel He 46
He 46
Type: Reconnaissance and liaison aircraft
Design country:

German EmpireGerman Empire German Empire

Manufacturer:

Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke

First flight:

April 23, 1931

Commissioning:

1936

Production time:

1931 to 1938

Number of pieces:

481

The Heinkel He 46 was a German close-up reconnaissance aircraft from the Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke .

Construction and use

Designed in 1931 as an observation aircraft for the artillery , the He 46 was a stripped high- wing aircraft in composite construction with a rigid normal landing gear. The wings were made of wood, the fuselage of a tubular steel frame, each covered with fabric. The pilot and the observer sat one behind the other in open seats. The observer had a MG 15 available as defensive armament. The He 46 was first used in Spain by the Condor Legion (Spanish nickname of the He 45 and He 46 "Pavo", ie "Turkey") and was in service with the Air Force until 1944 . On March 1, 1940, the Luftwaffe still had 316 of 443 aircraft delivered to the Luftwaffe in stock. It was used in the war as a tow plane for sailors and from 1942 in the sturgeon combat squadrons of the Eastern Front. On January 31, 1944, there were still 65 aircraft, almost all of them with associations. By September 1944, the aircraft was decommissioned and scrapped.

Production numbers

Series production of the He 46 began in April 1934 and ended in December 1936. In 1938, 36 aircraft were built for Hungary.

He 46 production figures
Manufacturer total
EHF 233
GFW 12
Gotha 24
Aircraft construction hall 129
Miag 83
total 481

Series

Camouflaged Hungarian He 46 e, 1942
  • He 46 a: prototype. Designed as a biplane with a Siemens-Jupiter - radial engine with 450 horsepower.
  • He 46 b: Test sample as a high-decker with a BMW - Bramo star engine with 650 hp.
  • He 46 c: First series production, similar to the He 46 c with military equipment.
    • He 46 c-1
    • He 46 c-2
  • He 46 d: one-time special version.
  • He 46 e: one-time special version with NACA hood .
    • He 46 e-1
    • He 46 e-2
    • He 46 e-3
  • He 46 f: Execution of the experiment with NACA hood, engine Armstrong Siddeley Panther and without armament.
    • He 46 f-1
    • He 46 f-2

Technical specifications

He 46.
Parameter Data (Heinkel He 46 c-1) Data (Heinkel He 46 D-1)
crew 1 pilot and 1 observer / shooter
length 9.5 m
span 14.0 m at a 10 ° angle
height 3.4 m
Wing area 32.2 m²
Wing loading 71.7 kg / m²
Power load 3.54 kg / hp
Empty mass 1765 kg 1465 kg
Preparation mass 1765 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 2300 kg
Top speed 250 km / h 250 km / h near the ground
260 km / h at 800 m altitude
255 km / h at 2000 m altitude
245 km / h at 4000 m altitude
Marching speed 210 km / h near the ground
220 km / h at 800 m altitude
215 km / h at 2000 m altitude
195 km / h at 4000 m altitude
Landing speed 95 km / h
Service ceiling 6000 m
Range 1000 km 600 km at 2000 m altitude at V max
800 km at 2000 m altitude at V marsch
1050 km (optimal)
Rise time 2.6 min at 1000 m altitude
5.5 min at 2000 m altitude
9.5 min at 3000 m altitude
16.0 min at 4000 m altitude
Take-off run 180 m
Take-off distance up to 15 m 290 m
Landing distance from a height of 15 m 280 m
Engine 1 × radial engine SAM 22 / Bramo 322B with 670 PS (approx. 490 kW)
and rigid two-bladed wooden propeller (⌀ 3.7 m)
Armament 1 × 7.92 mm - MG 15
20 × 10 kg SC-10 bombs or 4 × 50 kg bombs

See also

Aircraft with a comparable role and configuration from the same era:

literature

  • Volker Koos: Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke 1933–1945. Heel, Königswinter 2003, ISBN 3-89880-217-5
  • Heinkel. Chronicle and data sheets from Heinkel-Flugzeugbau. Aviatic, Oberhaching 1989, 3rd edition 1996, ISBN 3-925505-08-3
  • Helmut Stützer: The German military aircraft 1919–1934. Mittler, Herford 1984, ISBN 3-8132-0184-8

Web links

Commons : Heinkel He 46  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Koos, p. 19
  2. ^ Aircraft inventory lists, Federal Archives / Military Archives Freiburg, inventory RL 3
  3. ^ Documents from the Federal Archives / Freiburg Military Archives, holdings RL 3
  4. ^ AL Kay, JR Smith: German Aircraft of World War II. Naval Institute Press, 2002