Hanriot HD.14

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HD.14
Type Trainer
National origin France
Manufacturer Hanriot, Mitsubishi
Maiden flight 1920
Primary users Aéronautique Militaire
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, Polish Air Force, Soviet Air Force
Number built ca. 2,100

The Hanriot HD.14 was a military trainer aircraft produced in large numbers in France during the 1920s. It was a conventional, two-bay biplane with unstaggered wings of equal span. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits, and the fuselage was braced to the lower wing with short struts. The main units of the fixed tailskid undercarriage were divided, each unit carrying two wheels, and early production examples also had anti-noseover skids projecting forwards as well.

In 1922, production shifted to a much improved version, known as the HD.14ter or HD.14/23. This featured a smaller wing area, and revised tail fin, interplane and cabane struts, and fuselage cross-section. The landing gear track was narrowed in order to facilitate the aircraft's loading onto the standard army trailer of the day.

Incredibly prolific (the Aéronautique Militaire alone operated 1,925 examples), it was also licence-produced by Mitsubishi in Japan, where another 145 were built.

[edit] Variants

  • HD.14 - original production version
  • HD.14ter - improved version of 1922
  • HD.14S (Sanitaire) - air ambulance version
  • HD.141 - remanufactured ex-Army HD.14s for French aeroclub use

[edit] Operators

[edit] Specifications (HD.14, early production)

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
  • Length: 7.80 m (23 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.87 m (35 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 34.5 m² (370 ft²)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 110 km/h (68 mph)
  • Range: 180 km (112 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,125 ft)

[edit] References

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 470. 
  • World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 896 Sheet 11. 
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