Type: Recon bomber and advanced trainer
Origin: Ernst Heinkel AG, Rostock-Marienehe
Models: a, b, c, d and C
Production: 512
First Flight: Spring, 1932
Production Numbers:

• Heinkel: 69*
• BFW: 156
• Gothaer Wagonfabrik: 68
• Focke-Wulf: 219
• *Includes airframes designated He 61 for export to China.

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Powerplant:

• Model: BMW VI 7-3
• Type: 12-Cylinder watercooled Vee
• Horsepower: 750hp
• Number: one

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Dimensions:

• Wing span: 11.50m (37 ft. 8.75 in.)
• Wing Surface Area: N/A
• Length: 10.59m (34 ft. 9.25 in.)
• Height: 3.60m (11 ft. 9.75 in.)
• Stabilizer Span: N/A

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Weights:

• Empty (He 45C): 2105kg (4,641 lb.)
• Loaded (He 45C): 2745kg (6,052 lb.)

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Performance:

• Maximum Speed: 180 mph (290 kph)
• Cruise Speed: N/A
• Range: 1200km (746 miles)
• Initial Climb: N/A
• Endurance: N/A
• Service Ceiling: N/A

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Armament:

• One hand aimed MG 15 in rear cockpit
• He 45b added a synchronized MG 17 above engine
• And
• Up to 440lb. (200kg) bombs on lower wing racks.

Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings of the Luftwaffe, 1979, Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia - Heinkel He 45