Heinkel HD 26
The Heinkel HD 26 was a reconnaissance seaplane developed in Germany during the 1920s for production in Japan. It was intended as a smaller, single-seat counterpart to the HD 25, to provide a spotter aircraft for warships and to take off from a short ramp. The HD 26 was a conventional biplane with staggered wings, twin float undercarriage, and an open cockpit.
The pattern aircraft supplied by Heinkel was powered by a 300 hp Hispano-Suiza V-8 engine, but the single example of the Aichi Navy Type 2 Single-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane built by Aichi had an Aichi-built 420 hp Bristol Jupiter VI instead. Launching ramps were built on the battleship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and the cruiser Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". for trials, but the HD 25 and HD 26 were already obsolete.[1]
Variants
- Heinkel HD 26
- Heinkel Doppeldekker 26, German built prototype of a single seat reconnaissance/fighter seaplane[1]
- Heinkel Small Reconnaissance Seaplane
- Unofficial designation for the Heinkel built prototype[1]
- Heinkel-go Reconnaissance Seaplane
- An alternative unofficial designation for the HD 26[1]
- Aichi Navy Type 2 Single-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane
- The official designation for the Heinkel and Aichi built prototypes[1]
Specifications (Aichi-built)
References
- Notes
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- Bibliography
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- Mikesh, Robert and Shorzoe Abe. Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941. London: Putnam, 1990. Template:ISBN
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