Heinkel 60 ( German: Heinkel He 60 ) - ship catapult reconnaissance spotter. It was developed in the design bureau of the Ernst Heinkel Flygsoegwerke company under the direction of R. Meves. The aircraft made its first experimental flight on December 2, 1931 . Serial production was launched in July 1933 . The aircraft was manufactured at the Heinkel factories in Rostock , the Weser flygceoigbau in Berlin , and the Arado flygceoigwerke in Warnemunde until July 1937 . A total of 282 copies were released. It was a single-engine biplane of mixed design mounted on two floats.
| He 60 | |
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| Type of | ship catapult reconnaissance spotter |
| Developer | Heinkel |
| Manufacturer | Heinkel ( Rostock ) Weser Flugzeugbau ( Berlin ) Arado ( Warnemuende ) |
| Chief Designer | R. Meves |
| First flight | December 2, 1931 |
| Start of operation | July 1933 |
| End of operation | August 1948 (Spain) |
| Status | decommissioned |
| Operators |  Luftwaffe  Spanish Air Force  Military Air Force in Bulgaria |
| Years of production | July 1933 - July 1937 |
| Units produced | 282 |
Content
Options and Modifications
- He 60a - pre-production version. Since June 1933, 14 aircraft were produced.
- He 60b - some changes were made, in 1934 a small batch was made.
- He 60c - the main production version, had a BMW VI 6.0ZU engine, a 7.92 mm MG-15 machine gun on the top mount.
- He 60d - the armament was strengthened due to the installation of 1 7.92-mm synchronous machine gun MG-17 , a new radio station was installed. It was produced since June 1936 .
- He 60e is the export option for Spain , corresponding to He 60d. In the spring of 1937, 6 units were delivered. [one]
Operation
Spain
In 1935, six He 60e were sent to Spain, where they included the Condor legion in the AS / 88 naval air group. [2] In 1937, the He 60e appeared as part of the Franco aviation. The main objective of these vehicles was to patrol the Atlantic coast and intercept ships bound for northern ports, which were controlled by Republicans. He 60e was based in Cadiz . During flights over the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea , 35 ships were fired from machine guns and 50 more were found trying to break through the blockade of republican ports. Four He 60e were used until 1948. [1]
Germany
In the Luftwaffe, by 1938, aircraft of modifications C and D armed four coastal and ship units. By the beginning of World War II , 81 He 60s were used in the North and Baltic Seas. In the first months of the war, they were involved in patrolling the coastal waters. In the initial period of the war against the USSR, He 60 was based on the shores of the Baltic Sea. [2]
Flight performance
| Modification | Not 60c |
| Wing span, m | 12.90 |
| Length m | 11.50 |
| Height, m | 4.90 |
| Wing area, mΒ² | 54.00 |
| Weight kg | |
| empty plane | 2412 |
| normal takeoff | 3400 |
| maximum take-off | 3630 |
| engine's type | 1 PD BMW VI 6.0ZU |
| Power, l with. | 1 x 660 |
| Maximum speed, km / h | 225 |
| Cruising speed, km / h | 190 |
| Practical range, km | 765 |
| Maximum rate of climb, m / min | 265 |
| Practical ceiling, m | 5000 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Armament: | one 7.9 mm MG 15 machine gun with 825 rounds per observer |
Notes
- β 1 2 Heinkel He-60 .
- β 1 2 Corner of the sky .