Heinkel He 114

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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. (Note that this general layout isn't especially unusual, and is known as a "Sesquiplane", or a biplane which has a smaller lower wing. Typically, the lower wing is about 3/4 of the span of the upper wing, and has a smaller chord as well. The He 114 has a much shorter lower wing than usual, but has the same chord as the upper wing, which keeps the wing area ratio similar.)

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.

12 aircraft were exported to Sweden (where they were designated S 12) and 24 to Romania, where the last 8 remained in service until 1 May 1960.

Survivors

On 27 June 2012, two divers Pascale Roibu and Iulian Rusu found one seaplane Heinkel 114 in Siutghiol Lake near Mamaia, Constanta, Romania. Recently near Heinkel 114 the two divers found pieces of another seaplane Blohm & Voss BV 138.

Variants

He 114A-0: 10 pre-production aircraft, powered by a 656 kW (880 hp) BMW 132Dc engine.
He 114A-1: Training version, powered by a 656 kW (880 hp) BMW 132Dc engine. 33 built.
He 114A-2: Main production shipborne version.
He 114B-1: Export version of the He 114A-2 for Sweden. 12 built.
He 114B-2: Export version of the He 114A-2 for Romania. Six built.
He 114B-3: Export version for Romania. 12 built.
He 114C-1: Reconnaissance biplane for the Luftwaffe. 14 built.
He 114C-2: Unarmed shipborne (Kriegsmarine commerce raider) version. Four built.

Operators

Germany

Luftwaffe

Romania

Royal Romanian Air Force
Romanian Air Force - Postwar.

Spain

Spanish Air Force

Sweden

Swedish Air Force

Specifications (He 114A-2)

Data from Warplanes of the Luftwaffe. ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: two, pilot and observer
Length: 38 ft 2½ in (11.65 m)
Wingspan: 44 ft 7½ in (13.60 m)
Height: 17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)
Wing area: 455 ft² (42.3 m²)
Empty weight: 5,070 lb (2,300 kg)
Loaded weight: 8,091 lb (3,670 kg)
Powerplant: 1× BMW 132K 9-cylinder radial engine, 960 hp (716 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 181 kn, 208 mph (335 km/h)
Range: 497 nmi, 571 mi (920 km)
Service ceiling: 16,075 ft (4,900 m)
Rate of climb: 1082 ft/min (5.5 m/s ^[2])
Wing loading: 17.8 lb/ft² (86.8 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.12 lb/hp (0.20 kW/kg)
Climb to 1,000 m (3,280 ft): 4.5 min

Armament

1 × 7.92x57mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine gun in flexible mount for observer
2 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs

References

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Notes

↑ Donald 1994, p.107.
↑ Smith and Kay 1972, p.268.

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.

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Company designations pre-1933	HE 1 HE 2 HE 3 HE 4 HE 5 HE 6 HE 7 HE 8 HE 9 HE 10 HE 12 HE 14 HD 15 HD 16 HD 17 HE 18 HD 19 HD 20 HD 21 HD 22 HD 23 HD 24 HD 25 HD 26 HD 27 HD 28 HD 29 HD 30 HE 31 HD 32 HD 33 HD 34 HD 35 HD 36 HD 37 HD 38 HD 39 HD 40 HD 41 HD 42 HD 43 HD 44 HD 45 HD 46 HD 49 HD 50 HD 55 HD 56 HE 57 HE 58 HD 59 HD 60 HD 61 HD 62 HD 63 HE 64 HD 66

RLM designations 1933-1945	He 45 He 46 He 47 He 49 He 50 He 51 He 58 He 59 He 60 He 61 He 62 He 63 He 64 He 65 He 66 He 70 He 71 He 72 He 74 He 100 He 111 He 112 He 113 He 114 He 115 He 116 He 118 He 119 He 120 He 162 He 170 He 172 He 176 He 177 He 178 He 219 He 220 He 270 He 274 He 275 He 277 He 278 He 280 He 319 He 343 He 419 He 519 P.1041 P.1054 P.1060 P.1062 P.1063 P.1064 P.1065 P.1066 P.1068 P.1069 P.1070 P.1071 P.1072 P.1073 P.1074 P.1075 P.1076 P.1077 P.1078 P.1079 P.1080 Strabo 16 Wespe Lerche

Foreign designations or built under license	Svenska S 5 (HE 5) Orlogsvaerftet HM.II. (HE 8) Aichi Type H Carrier Fighter (HD 23) Type 2 Two-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane (HD 25) Type 2 Single-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane (HD 26) Heinkel Three-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane (HD 28) Aichi E3A (HD 56) Aichi AB-5 (HD 62) Hitachi AXHei (He 100) Heinkel A7He (He 112) Yokosuka DXHe (He 118)

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