Aircraft

Heinkel HD.19

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The HD-19 fighter was developed by Heinkel to an order from the Swedish VVS. The contract provided for the production of six fighters HD-19 (Heinkel Of doppeldecker 19). The first two had to be built at the plant of Heinkel, and remaining four – at Svenska Aero AB in Stockholm. Aircraft was equipped with a Bristol Jupiter VI engine, since this engine was standard for Swedish VVS. The first aircraft was tested at Warnemünde in July 1928, and after several months aircraft began to enter into F 2 squadron service, where obtained Swedish designation J 4. In 1934 three aircraft of those remaining in the operation were transferred into the F 1 squadron.

Engine: 1 x Bristol Jupiter VI, 420 hp
Wingspan: 11.00 m
Length: 9.26 m
Height: 3.91 m
Wing area: 31.60 sq.m
Empty weight: 1175 kg
Normal takeoff weight:1725 kg
Maximum speed: 215 km/h
Cruising speed: 182 km/h
Range: 838 km
Maximum rate of climb: 414 m/min
Service ceiling: 6400 m
Crew: 2
Armament: 3 x 8-mm machine gun

Heinkel 1911 Biplane

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Ernst Heinkel flying his homemade biplane near Stuttgart in July 1911.

In 1909, after attended an international airshow in Frankfurt am Main, he determined flight was the future of transportation, and the following year, he built his first aircraft.

Working from a set of plans by Henri Farman, Heinkel’s aircraft was originally powered by a modified marine engine, but first flew his biplane at Cannstatter Wasen near Stuttgart in July, 1911, with a 50 hp engine on loan from DMG (Daimler). Heinkel crashed the plane and suffered severe injuries on 19 July, 1911.

Heinkel

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Ernst Heinkel

Ernst Heinkel was born in Grunbach, Germany, today a part of Remshalden. As a young man he became an apprentice machinist at a foundry. Heinkel studied at the Technical Academy of Stuttgart, where he initially became interested in aviation through a fascination with Zeppelins. In 1909, after he attended an international airshow in Frankfurt am Main, he determined flight was the future of transportation, and the following year, he built his first aircraft.

Ernst Heinkel established his own company shortly after the liquidation of Hansa Brandenburg, building a series of single-engined seaplanes (He 1 to He 8) in Sweden to circumvent the ban on the construction of military aircraft in Germany.

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Heinkel, created in 1922, dealt with design, building of prototypes and small series. Large-scale production was not available, since all its production areas were limited to old aviation hangar in Varnemyunde.
The general practice was using HD designations for Heinkel Doppeldeckers (biplanes) and HE designations for Heinkel Eindeckers (monoplanes) was dropped in favour of He designations.
The He 51 biplane fighter went into production for the Luftwaffe in the 1930s and served with the Condor Legion in Spain. When the Heinkel He 70 passenger/mailplane appeared in 1932, ostensibly for Deutsche Lufthansa, it was the most advanced aerodynamic design then seen in Europe. A natural outgrowth of this design was the Heinkel He 111 twin-engined bomber which served with the Luftwaffe throughout the Second World War. A Rolls-Royce Merlin-engined version of the He 111 was built by CASA in Spain, and served with the Spanish Air Force until the late 1960s. Heinkel also produced late in the war the He 162 Volksjager (People’s Fighter), a lightweight turbojet fighter constructed almost entirely of wood. Heinkel had designed, built and flown the world’s first jet aircraft, the He 178, in 1939. Other significant Heinkel projects included the He 177 Greif heavy bomber and the He 219 Uhu nightfighter.
Heinkel joined VFW in 1965.

Hegy Chuarosa / Humming Bird

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This was a single-seat enclosed cabin biplane designed and built by Mr. Ray Hegy, who was famous for his wooden propellers. Work on the aircraft started in 1950 and was it completed in 1959, making the first flight on 1 May of that year as N9360. The aircraft had a 65hp Continental A65 engine and a mixed steel tube/wood construction. The aircraft was donated to the EAA (AirVenture) Museum.

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Hegetschweiler Moswey IV

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Before the war and during the 1940s the best-known sailplanes to emerge from Switzerland were the Moswey range of training and competition single seaters designed by Georg Muller and produced by the Hegetschweiler firm.

In 1950 the Mk III was succeeded by the Moswey IV, which had a span increased to 47 ft 3 in, a roomier cockpit and an enlarged one-piece Plexiglas canopy which gives excellent visibility. There are air brakes in the wing upper and lower surfaces, and landing gear consists of a nose skid and a monowheel plus a tail bumper fairing.

One Mk IVA was still on the Swiss register at the beginning of 1964.

Hegetschweiler Moswey III

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Before the war and during the 1940s the best-known sailplanes to emerge from Switzerland were the Moswey range of training and competition single seaters designed by Georg Muller and produced by the Hegetschweiler firm.

Like the 2A, the Moswey 3 is made of traditional plywood and fabric, though the wing span is reduced to 14.0 m (45 ft 11 in) for aerobatic training.

The Moswey III first flew in October 1943. In 1948 a Mk.III piloted byAlwin Kuhn took third place in the World Championships at Samedan in Switzerland, and that same year one flown by Siegbert Maurer made the first sailplane crossing of the Alps from north to south. After the war a Moswey III set the first world record for speed over a 100km triangle, and this variant captured most of the Swiss national records of early postwar years.

In 1950 the Mk III was succeeded by the Moswey IV.

Ten of the 14 Moswey IIIs built were still on the Swiss register at the beginning of 1964.

Moswey III
Span: 45ft 11 in / 14.0 m
Length: 19 ft 8 in / 6.0 m
Height: 4 ft 7 in / 1.4 m
Wing area: 141 sq ft / 13.1 sq.m
Wing section: Gottingen 535
Aspect ratio: 15.0
Empty weight: 353 lb / 160 kg
Max weight: 250 kg / 551 lb
Water ballast: None
Max wing loading: 19.1 kg/sq.m / 3.9 lb/sq ft
Max speed: 130 mph / 113 kt / 210 km/h
Stalling speed: 27 kt / 50 km/h
Max rough air speed: 67 kt / 125 km/h
Min sinking speed: 2.1 ft/sec / 0.65 m/sec at 37.5 mph / 32 kt / 60 km/h
Best glide ratio: 27.5:1 at 43.5 mph / 38 kt / 70 km/h

Hegetschweiler Moswey II

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Hegetschweiler Moswey II

Before the war and during the 1940s the best-known sailplanes to emerge from Switzerland were the Moswey range of training and competition single seaters designed by Georg Muller and produced by the Hegetschweiler firm.

The Moswey 1 trainer of 1930 was followed in 1935 by the Moswey II, which had cantilever shoulder-mounted gull wings of 45 ft 3 in span. This was of conventional plywood and fabric construction, and in 1937 the Moswey II was among the types participating in the first International Competition to be held at the Wasserkuppe in Germany.

One Moswey II and three Mk IIAs were still on the Swiss register at the beginning of 1964.

Heeman WIGE

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Rudy Heeman of Nelson, New Zealand, spent three years building and designing the hovercraft that can travel on water land and air.

The craft has alloy wing spars, with foam cored ribs and fabric skins. The tail unclips but stays on for trailer transport.

He wanted to develop the flying hovercraft design, but had to sell a prototype to raise enough cash to do so.
It was listed on a ‘Trademe’ website expiring on 13 March 2010 with a reserve of NZ$20,000.
Mr Heeman, a mechanic, has been making hovercraft in his spare time for more than 13 years but was his first attempt at a flying version. He had spent 75 hours flying his completed bovercraft.
With a modified 1.8 litre Subaru car engine and a range of more than 225 kilometres, the hovercraft cruises at 90 kph when flying, and has a smooth ride above the waves.

This machine is a W.I.G [wing in ground effect] in the form of a hovercraft. This machine, which is classed as a boat and comes under MSA rules, can operate as a hovercraft or, when the wings and tail put on, flying machine that can travel above the water or land. The engine is an EA81 subaru, modified with turbo, intercooler blow thru webber carb.

The construction of the hovercraft began in 2003 and conversion to WIGE began in 2007. The first flight was towards the end of 2007.
The wingtips have water skis on them so it doesn’t dig in.
The final wing shape was the third design. Skirt retraction is electric. The thrust diverter works electrically by pushing green or red buttons on the handlebars. The green button gives a 30% increase in thrust instantly by diverting lift sir to add to thrust once airborne.

Has alloy wing spars, foam cored ribs and fabric skins. The tail unclips if not required but stays on when transported. Has a retractable finger skirt, open cockpit, aerofoil wings, and thrust diverter.

The first test flight was 2007.

The WIGE was auctioned on the New Zealand Trademe website during 27 February – 13 March 2010. It was listed as designed and built by Rudy Heeman. Powered by a 100 hp inboard motor, it could operate as a hovercraft or, with the wings and tail put on, as a wing in ground effect flying machine. Built in 2003, the engine had run for 150 hours. With the 1.8 lt engine it could reach over115 kph, and a range of over 225 km cruising at 90 kph, using 30 lt of 96 octane fuel/hr.
The machine does not require any licence but must obey boat rules when on or above the water. The sale was for the machine only and did not include copyrights, intellectual properties, moulds etc.
In flying mode t could carry 160 kg (or three people as a hovercraft).
At that time it had flown over 75 hours with the Subaru EA81 engine, modified with turbo, and intercooler blowthru Webber carb.
Engine: 100 hp at 5000 rpm +7 lb boost, approx. 400 lb thrust.
The T/O distance is approximately 80m and, while it has flown in 25 kph winds, a max of 15 kph is recommended.

It was sold by Trademe auction for $27,500.

Engine: Subaru EA81, 100 hp 100HP at 5000rpm with 7 pounds boost
Wingspan: 7m
Length with tail: approx 6.3m
Length: 4 m (13 ft)
Approx weight: 320 kg + 50 kg wing and tail
Fuel capacity: 75 lt
TO speed: 70 kph

Heath Feather MA-2

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In 1919 Ed Heath designed and built his Feather biplane, designated the MA-2. It was his first ultralight airplane.

This was a single place plane with a two-cylinder Thor motorcycle engine modified by Heath’s company.

The propeller was fitted with two auxiliary blades, to act as a fan for engine cooling. The landing gear was equipped with a third wheel, extending out in front to prevent nose-overs.

Heath planned to sell these planes $1,200 ready to fly, $990 less engine and $250 for the kit of materials to build your own (less engine). The engine could be bought separately for $250.

Before Heath could get the Feather into production, the bottom dropped out of the airplane market with WW1 surplus aircraft available.

Engine: Thor 76 cu.in, 18 hp
Wingspan: 20 or 24 ft
Weight: 270 lb
Cruise: 45 mph
Seats: 1