1920s German aircraft
HD 34 General information Type Reconnaissance bomber National origin Germany Manufacturer Heinkel Number built 1 History First flight 1928
TheHeinkel HD 34 was a reconnaissance bomber built inGermany in the late 1920s.
Design and development [ edit ] The HD 34 was a twin-engine biplane designed for long-range reconnaissance. The center section had a front cockpit with side-by-side seating, with the third crewmember in the rear cockpit.[ 1] [ 2]
On June 26, 1928, the HD.34 suffered damage on a test flight after losing control. It was decided, however, not to repair the aircraft due to high costs of repair.
Data from [ 3]
General characteristics
Crew: 2-3Length: 11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)Wingspan: 18.00 m (59 ft 1 in)Height: 4.84 m (15 ft 11 in)Wing area: 85.40 m2 (919.2 sq ft)Empty weight: 3,000 kg (6,614 lb)Gross weight: 4,500 kg (9,921 lb)Powerplant: 2 ×BMW VI V-12 water-cooled piston engines, 560 kW (750 hp) eachPropellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch metal propellerPerformance
Maximum speed: 266 km/h (165 mph, 144 kn)Cruise speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)Service ceiling: 7,600 m (24,900 ft)Armament
Guns: (planned) 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine gunsBombs: (planned) light bombs^ de Agostini. World Aviation. Heinkel: HD 25 - HD 44 Series Biplanes ^ Arms & Armor. Manfred Griehl. Heinkel Combat Aircraft ^ "Heinkel HD.34" .www.airwar.ru .
Company designations pre-1933
HeinkelEindecker (HE) monoplanes HeinkelDoppeldecker (HD) biplanes
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