Heinkel HE 1

HE 1
Role Reconnaissance floatplane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Caspar-Werke
Designer Ernst Heinkel
Primary user Swedish Navy (Marinen )



The Heinkel HE 1 was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane, designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke. The aircraft was produced under licence in Sweden for the Marinen (Swedish Navy) in 1921 as the Svenska S.1. The HE 1 was powered by a 179 kW (240 hp) Maybach Mb.IVa engine; one test aircraft was powered by a Siddeley Puma engine.

Specifications

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

1 × flexible machine gun in rear cockpit

Operators

 Sweden

References

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