Heinkel He 114

Infobox Aircraft
name = He 114


caption =
type = Reconnaissance floatplane
national origin = Germany
manufacturer = Heinkel
designer =
first flight = 1936
introduction = 1939
retired =
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primary user = Germany
more users = Sweden
Rumania
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The Heinkel He 114 was a biplane reconnaissance seaplane produced for the Kriegsmarine in the 1930s for use from warships. It replaced the company's He 60 but did not remain in service long before being replaced in turn by the Arado Ar 196 as Germany's standard spotter aircraft.

Design and development

While the fuselage and flotation gear of the He 114 were completely conventional, its wing arrangement was highly unusual. The upper set of wings was attached to the fuselage with a set of cabane struts, as in a parasol wing monoplane, whereas the lower set was of much lesser span while having approximately the same chord.

Operational history

The He 114 was never a great success, was not built in large numbers, and served with the Luftwaffe for only a short time. While the He 60 had handled very well on the water but been sluggish in the air, the He 114's handling while afloat was poor and its performance in the air scarcely better than the aircraft it replaced.

Twelve aircraft were exported to Sweden (where they were designated S-12) and twenty-four to Romania, where the last one remained in service until May 1960.

Variants

;He 114A-0:Ten pre-production aircraft, powered by a 656-kW (880-hp) B.M.W. 132Dc engine.;He 114A-1:Training version, powered by a 656-kW (880-hp) B.M.W. 132Dc engine. 33 built.;He 114A-2:Main production version.;He 114B-1:Export version of the He 114A-2 for Sweden. 14 built.;He 114B-2:Export version of the He 114A-2 for Romania. Six built.;He 114C-1:Reconnaissance biplane for the Luftwaffe.

Operators

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*"Luftwaffe";flag|Romania
*Royal Romanian Air Force;flag|Sweden
*Swedish Air Force

pecifications (He 114A-2)

aircraft specifications/switch
plane or copter?= plane
jet or prop?= prop
ref="Warplanes of the Luftwaffe." Donald 1994, p.107.]
crew=two, pilot and observer
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length main= 11.65 m
length alt= 38 ft 2½ in
span main= 13.60 m
span alt= 44 ft 7½ in
height main= 5.23 m
height alt= 17 ft 2 in
area main= 42.3 m²
area alt= 455 ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 2,300 kg
empty weight alt= 5,070 lb
loaded weight main= 3,670 kg
loaded weight alt= 8,091 lb
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engine (prop)=BMW 132K
type of prop=9-cylinder radial engine
number of props=1
power main= 716 kW
power alt= 960 hp
power original=
max speed main= 335 km/h
max speed alt= 208 mph, 181 kt
cruise speed main=
cruise speed alt=
never exceed speed main=
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range main= 920 km
range alt= 497 NM, 571 mi
ceiling main= 4,900 m
ceiling alt= 16,075 ft
climb rate main= 5.5 m/s Smith and Kay 1972, p.268.]
climb rate alt= 1082 ft/min
loading main= 86.8 kg/m²
loading alt= 17.8 lb/ft²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= 0.20 kW/kg
power/mass alt= 0.12 lb/hp
more performance=*Climb to 1,000 m (3,280 ft): 4.5 min
armament=
* 1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in flexible mount for observer
* 2 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs
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* List of military aircraft of Germany
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References

Notes

Bibliography

* Donald, David, ed. "Warplanes of the Luftwaffe." London: Aerospace, 1994. ISBN 1-874023-56-5.
* Smith J. R. and Kay, Anthony. "German Aircraft of the Second World War". London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1972. ISBN 0-370-00024-2.