In Service: 1931 to 1945
First Flight: 1931
Manufacturer: Heinkel
Number built: 512
Type: Bomber trainer
Crew: 2 men
Length: 10. m
Wingspan: 11.5 m
Wing area: 34.6 m²
Height: 3.6 m
Empty: 2,105 kg
Loaded: 2,745 kg
Engine: 1 ×
BMW
VI 7-3-Z 12 cylinder liquid cooled inline piston engine
producing up to 740 hp
Maximum speed: 290 km/h
Range: 1,200 km
Service ceiling: 5.500 m
Armament:
1 ×
7.92 mm
MG 15 machine gun in rear cockpit
1 ×
7.92 mm
MG 17 machine gun above engine
4 × 50 kg bombs on wing racks
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe, Bulgaria, China, Hungary
Variants:
He 45a
He 45b
He 45c
He 45A
He 45A-1
He 45A-2
He 45B
He 45B-1
He 45B-2
He 45C
He 45D
He 61 Model for China
Other: Bombers
Articles:
The Heinkel He 45 was a two seat single engine was a sturdy
single bay biplane of conventional layout bomber and trainer
The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822
German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242
Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X
For a complete list of
sources