Heinkel He 45

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name = He 45
type = Bomber
manufacturer = Heinkel


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first flight = 1931
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primary user = Luftwaffe
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number built = 512
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variants with their own articles = The Heinkel He 45 was a light bomber aircraft produced in Germany in the early 1930s, one of the first aircraft adopted by the newly-formed Luftwaffe. Its appearance was that of a conventional biplane and included seating for pilot and gunner in tandem, open cockpits. Developed in parallel with the He 46, it appeared in 1931 as a general purpose biplane and was employed mainly as trainer, but was also used by the Luftwaffe for reconnaissance and light bombing duties. Production of this plane totalled 512 aircraft, including those built under licence by Gotha, Focke-Wulf, and BFW.

Variants

;He 45a:First prototype, powered by a BMW VI 7,3Z piston engine.;He 45b:Second protoype, fitted with four blade propeller.;He 45c:Third prototype, armed with one 7.92 mm forward-firing MG 17 machine gun, and one 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in the rear cockpit.;He 45A:Initial production version.;;He 45A-1::Training version.;;He 45A-2::Reconnaissance version.;He 45B:Improved production version.;;He 45B-1::Reconnaissance version, armed with a 7.92-mm (0.31-in) machine-gun.;;He 45B-2::Able to carry a 220-lb (100-kg) bombload.;He 45C:Production version of the He 45c.;He 45D:Slightly improved version. Similar to the He 45C.;He 61 :Reconnaissance version of He 45C for China, powered by a 660-hp (492-kW) BMW VI piston engine.

Operators

*China as ROC
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pecifications (He 45)

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length main= 10.0 m
length alt= 32 ft 10 in
span main= 11.50/10.0 m
span alt= 37 ft 8 in / 32 ft 10 in
height main= 3.6 m
height alt= 11 ft 10 in
area main= 34.59 m²
area alt= 372.32 sq ft
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empty weight main= 2,105 kg
empty weight alt= 4,642 lb
loaded weight main= 2,745 kg
loaded weight alt= 6,063 lb
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engine (prop)= BMW VI-J32
type of prop=water-cooled V12 engine
number of props=1
power main= 550 kW
power alt= 737 hp
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max speed main= 290 km/h
max speed alt= 180 mph
cruise speed main= 220 km/h
cruise speed alt= 137 mph
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range main= 1,200 km
range alt= 746 miles
ceiling main= 5,500 m
ceiling alt= 18,000 ft
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* 2 × 7.9 mm MG 17 machine guns
* Small bombs
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*List of military aircraft of Germany
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