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Re: Heinkel HE 6 mystery
He 6 and He 10.
A relatively large long-range aircraft, the He 6 bore many features of the earlier Heinkel seaplane monoplanes, but accomodated its crew of three to four in an enclosed cockpit. Crew generally comprised a pilot, navigator and radio operator, and reconnaissance was again to be the task of this seaplane. One example, D-1220 (c/n.286)*, attempted to reach Newfoundland in Autumn 1927, via Lisbon and the Azores. It departed from Warnemunde on October 12 but on the 13th of the following month**, it capsized off the Azores and could proceed no further.
Similar in size, but with a less powerful engine, for even greater range, was the He 10 (D-1662, c/n.317). Like the He 6, it carried a large quantity of navigational and wireless equipment.
* Pilot: Capt. Mertz, Radio Operator: Herr Bock.
** Turner possibly in error here. Heinkel mentions that the He 6 took from Warnemunde, was reported in Lisbon the following day, and was smashed to pieces in the Azores by big waves, two days later.
Specification:
Powerplant: 1 x 800hp Packard (He 6), 1 x 660hp BMW V1 Vee cylinder (He 10).
Span: 59ft 6in.
Wing area: 656sq ft.
Length: 43ft 0in.
Weight(Empty): 5,478lb (He 10).
Weight (Max.): 10,852lb (He 10)
See:
Heinkel:An Aircraft Album.
Turner,P.St.John.
London:Ian Allan,1970.
pp.24-5 (photo of each type accompanies text).
Suggest you get hold of a copy of:
He 1000.
Heinkel,Ernst.
London:Hutchinson,1956.
p.114.
for an amusing tale of what Heinkel told his secretary (Maria Hupertz), to do with her chimney-sweep talisman!
Col.
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