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Harbin 47
Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
Type: Flightboat

The Harbin 47 is an all-metal gull winged flying boat and is operated by a crew of four and is intended to carry a payload of 500 kg or four passengers.

The elegant Ha-47, sometimes referred to as the "most beautiful flying-boat ever built", is of all-metal construction. The hull has a central keel and a defined step; the wings are of gull wing configuration, the outer sections being equipped with fully retractable narrow stabilising wing-floats.

Its four engines, Huang Po diesels, are mounted in tractor/pusher pairs in tandem nacelles located at the joint between the dihedral and horizontal wing sections. The rear (pusher) engines could be swung upwards through 10° during take-off and landing, to prevent contact between the three-blade airscrew and water spray created by the forward propellers. The tail unit was of conventional design, comprising a horizontal tailplane and a single, vertical fin with rudder. The good aerodynamic shape is good for the speed and the range of the aircraft.


Variants:
Ha-47A: Cargo Version with payload of 500 kg
Ha-47B: Passenger Version with payload of 4 passengers and luggage


General characteristics:

Dimensions:
Length: 24.6 m
Wingspan: 30 m
Height: 6.85 m
Wing area: 120 m²
Empty weight: 11,240 kg
Max. takeoff weight: (water) 15,000 kg / (catapult) 20,000 kg

Engine:
4x Huang Po 205D diesel engines with each 880 hp

Performance:
Maximum speed: 345 km/h
Cruising speed: 310 km/h
Service ceiling: 6,000 m
maximum range: 9,000 km
practical range: 7,100 km

Crew:
4 men

Quoted

the "most beautiful flying-boat ever built"

That, of course, is your opinion. I think that even the bulky H11K is better looking than this thing.

Quoted from "Rooijen10"

Quoted

the "most beautiful flying-boat ever built"

That, of course, is your opinion. I think that even the bulky H11K is better looking than this thing. :)

I'd agree with that. The Do-27 wouldn't even make my Top Ten list.

27? Don't you mean 26?

I mean the Do-[Insert accurate information here].