Heinkel He 74
The Heinkel He 74 was a light fighter aircraft developed in Germany in the early 1930s. It was a conventional, single-bay biplane with staggered, unequal-span wings braced with an I-strut. The pilot sat in an open cockpit, and the undercarriage was of the fixed, tailskid type. It was designed in response to a RLM requirement for a Heimatschutzjäger - a light fighter aircraft suitable for purely defensive duties and which would have a secondary role as an advanced trainer for fighter pilots. Although it was not strictly a requirement of the specification, firms submitting designs were urged to use a monoplane layout.
During trials in 1934, the He 74 outperformed its competitors, but in the end, the RLM awarded it third place, behind the Focke-Wulf Fw 56 and Arado Ar 76, believing that since the fighters then being developed were all monoplanes, this configuration was essential for an advanced trainer as well.
Heinkel He 74
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type:
Models: He 74a, He 74b and He 74B
First Flight: 1933
Service Delivery: None
Final Delivery: None
Production: 3
Powerplant:
Dimensions:
Type:
- Advanced Trainer And Light Home
- Defence Fighter
Models: He 74a, He 74b and He 74B
First Flight: 1933
Service Delivery: None
Final Delivery: None
Production: 3
Powerplant:
- Model: Argus As 10C
- Type: Inverted V8 air cooled
- Horsepower: 240hp
Dimensions:
- Wing span: 8.15m (26 ft. 8.75 in.)
- Length: 6.45m (21 ft. 2 in.)
- Height: 2.20m (7 ft. 2.5in.)
- Wing Surface Area: N/A
Weights:
Performance:
Armament:
- Empty: 1,697 lb. (770kg)
- Maximum: 2,242 lb. (1017kg)
Performance:
- Maximum Speed: 174mph (280kph)
- Initial climb: N/A
- Range: 230 miles (370km)
- Service Ceiling: N/A
Armament:
- 2 x 7.92mm Rheinmetall MG 17 synchronized above fuselage (Proposed)
Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia - He 74
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., LondonWikipedia - He 74
