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Friday, April 17th 2020, 10:17pm

Preliminary Profile Heinkel He520 Carrier-borne Patrol Aircraft

A twin-engine, carrier-based design, intended to succeed the Breguet-Nord Br.930 Pecheur at some point after 1950-51.

General characteristics

Crew: four (two pilots, two detection systems operators)
Length: 13.26 metres
Wingspan: 22.12 metres
Height: 5.33 metres
Wing area: 45.06 square metres
Empty weight: 8,310 kg
Loaded weight: 10,630 kg
Maximum takeoff weight: 11,860 kg
Powerplant: Two Bayerische Motoren Werke BMW 802 radial piston engines, each rated at 1,525 hp

Performance

Maximum speed: 450 kph at sea level
Cruise speed: 240 kph
Range: 2,170 kilometres or 9 hours endurance
Service ceiling: 6,700 metres

Armament

2,200 kg of payload carried in the internal bomb bay and on six under-wing hardpoints; torpedoes, depth charges, naval mines, or acoustic buoys carried.

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Saturday, April 18th 2020, 10:32am

Being a Grumman S-2 Tracker clone this looks entirely reasonable.

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Saturday, April 18th 2020, 3:25pm

I suppose there's nothing wrong with it per se... but if you're going to clone the Grumman Tracker so precisely, why not just license-build the Tracker instead?

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Saturday, April 18th 2020, 3:32pm

I suppose there's nothing wrong with it per se... but if you're going to clone the Grumman Tracker so precisely, why not just license-build the Tracker instead?


Don't you mean the De Schelde S27?
:D

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Saturday, April 18th 2020, 4:17pm

Well, since you draw my attention to it, I'd apply my comments to that as well, yes...

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Sunday, April 19th 2020, 11:39am

*whistling innocently* Look over there, MiG clones! *runs away*