Heinkel He 49
# Heinkel He 49

The Heinkel He 49 was a German single-bay, single-seat biplane of mixed construction armed with two machine guns. Four variants were made, the He 49a, He 49b, He 49c and He 49d.

## Variants

Data from:

### HD 49

    original Heinkel designation for the He 49, before allocation of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) designations.

### He 49L

    generic designation for any of the He 49 landplane variants.

### He 49W

    generic designation for the He 49 floatplane variant.

### He 49a

    The first prototype, (originally HD 49), was flown in November 1932

### He 49b

    the second prototype followed in February 1933, with a modified fuselage to make it 400 mm (16 in) longer, powered by a BMW VI 6.0 V-12 engine.

### He 49bW

    The He 49b turned into a floatplane

### He 49c

    The third prototype

### He 49d

    later prototype Heinkel He 51

## Specifications (Heinkel He 49b)

Data from The Complete Book of Fighters, Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.2 – Flugzeugtypen Erla-Heinkel

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 8.24 m (27 ft 0 in)

                Floatplane: 8.57 m (28.1 ft)
* Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
* Wing area: 27.2 $m^2$ (293 sq ft)
* Gross weight: 1,950 kg (4,299 lb)

                Floatplane: 1,970 kg (4,340 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × BMW VI 6.0 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 510 kW (690 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 325 km/h (202 mph, 175 kn)

                Floatplane: 310 km/h (190 mph; 170 kn)
* Landing speed (landplane): 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
* Alighting speed (floatplane): 100 km/h (62 mph; 54 kn)
* Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)

                Floatplane: 7,500 m (24,600 ft)
* Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)

                Floatplane: 3.4 m/s (670 ft/min)
* Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 1 minute 39 seconds

Armament

* Guns: 2 × fixed, forward-firing, synchronised 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine guns
