Hanriot H.41

H.41
Role	Trainer
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Hanriot
First flight	1925

The Hanriot H.41 was a military trainer aircraft produced in France in the 1920s. It was a further development in the family of aircraft that had commenced with the HD.14 in 1920, and incorporated a number of design features that had been developed for other members of that family. Like those other aircraft, however, it was a conventional, two-bay biplane with unstaggered wings of equal span.

The H.41 used the modern engine and mixed construction developed for the HD.40 air ambulance and used them in a new design for a military trainer. The design did not prove a success, however, and only eleven were built, with three different engine types. A floatplane variant based on the HD.17 was slightly more successful, with twelve examples exported to Greece and Portugal.

Variants

• H.41 - Two-seat training aircraft.
• H.410 - version with Lorraine 5Pa engine (5 built)
• H.411 - version with Salmson 7Ac engine (2 built)
• LH.412 - version with Lorraine 5Pb engine (4 built, plus 3 converted from H.410)
• HD.41H (Hydro) - floatplane with Salmson 9Ac engine (12 built)+ (10 built in Yugoslav Aircraft factory "Zmaj" Zemun)

Operators

 Greece

• Hellenic Air Force
• Hellenic Navy

 Portugal

• Portuguese Navy

 Yugoslavia

• Yugoslav Royal Navy

Specifications (variant)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
• Length: 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 10.26 m (33 ft 8 in)
• Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
• Empty weight: 725 kg (1,600 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9Ac, 90 kW (120 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 km/h (80 mph)
• Range: 400 km (250 miles)
• Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 470.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 896 Sheet 11.
• Janić, Čedomir; O. Petrović (2011). Short History of Aviation in Serbia. Beograd: Aerokomunikacije. ISBN 978-86-913973-2-6. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)