Heinkel He 45
Variants
He 45a
First prototype, powered by a BMW VI 7,3Z piston engine.He 45b
Second prototype, fitted with four-blade propeller.He 45c
Third prototype, armed with one 7.92 mm forward-firing MG 17 machine gun, and one 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in the rear cockpit.He 45A
Initial production version.He 45A-1
Training version.He 45A-2
Reconnaissance version.He 45B
Improved production version.He 45B-1
Reconnaissance version, armed with a 7.92 mm machine gun.He 45B-2
Able to carry a 100 kg (220 lb) bombload.He 45C
Production version of the He 45c.Heinkel He 45C
He 45D
Slightly improved version. Similar to the He 45C.HD 61a
Reconnaissance export version of He 45B intended for China, powered by a 492 kW (660 hp) BMW VI piston engine.
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
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