Henschel & Son Aircraft and Vehicle Manufacturer

History

Henschel & Son (Henschel und Sohn) was a German aircraft and vehicle manufacturer, founded in 1810 by Georg Christian Carl Henschel in Kassel, His son Carl Anton Henschel founded another factory in 1837, Aircraft and vehicles built by Henschel include.

Aircraft Built

Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling (Butterfly) was a subsonic missile shaped like a small aircraft with sweptback wings and a cruciform tail unit

Henschel Hs 121 was a single seat single engine advanced trainer with high wing 1934 only one prototype built

Henschel Hs 122 was a two seat single engine short range reconnaissance aircraft with parasol wing and fixed undercarriage 1935 developed into Hs 126

Henschel Hs 123 was a single seat single engine biplane all metal construction the fuselage and fixed tail surfaces having light alloy covering, bomber

Henschel Hs 124 was a three seat twin engine heavy fighter and bomber with twin fins and rudders to same specification as Bf 110 and Fw 57 only three built prototype

Henschel Hs 125 was a single seat single engine low wing advanced training and fighter monoplane only two built prototype

Henschel Hs 126 was a two seat single engine all metal stressed skin short range reconnaissance aircraft

Henschel Hs 127 was a twin engines fast bomber developed from Hs 124 to same specification as Bf 162, Fw 57 and Ju 88 only two built prototype

Henschel Hs 128 was a high altitude research aircraft prototype only two built

Henschel Hs 129 was a single seat twin engines low wing monoplane with triangular section fuselage bomber

Henschel Hs 130 was a three seat twin engines low wing monoplane prototype high altitude bomber, reconnaissance

Henschel Hs 132 was a single seat single turbojet mid wing monoplane with fins and rudders retractable nosewheel undercarriage dive bomber only three prototypes built

Henschel Hs 291 was a sea skimming missile project

Henschel Hs 292 was a guided missile project

Henschel Hs 293 was a series of Anti-ship Missiles

Henschel Hs 294 was a bigger versions of the Anti-ship Missile, designated Hs 294 and Hs 295

Henschel Hs 295 was a bigger versions of the Anti-ship Missile, designated Hs 294 and Hs 295

Henschel Hs 296 was a rocket boosted Anti-ship Missile glide bomb, development of Hs 293 project

Henschel Hs 297 F�hn was a Surface-to-Air Missile Re-designated to Hs 117

Henschel Hs 298 was a Air-to-Air Missile project

Henschel Hs 315 was a missile project

Henschel Zitterrochen (Torpedofish) was a supersonic missile

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Vehicles Built

Major Internal Projects

Henschel P.54 Airliner
Henschel P.72 Airliner
Henschel P.75 Fighter
Henschel P.76 Ground attack aircraft
Henschel P.80 Original designation of Hs 130E
Henschel P.87 Canard fast bomber
Henschel P.122 Tailless jet bomber
Henschel P.135 Tailless jet fighter
Henschel P.? Twin boom transport

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