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MILITARY AIRCRAFT Air Forces Annual National Aircraft Index Military Aircraft Types
Henschel Hs 129
 
Henschel Hs 129
Country: Germany
Type: Ground attack
Manufacturer: Henschel
Service: 1942 - 1945
First Flight: 25 May 1939
Production: 865

The Henschel Hs 129 was a World War II ground attack aircraft fielded by the German Luftwaffe. The Hs 129 was produced only in small numbers and deployed during a time when the Luftwaffe was unable to protect them from attack.


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ( Hs 129 B-1)

General characteristics

  • Crew: one, pilot
  • Length: 9.75 m (32 ft)
  • Wingspan: 14.2m (46 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 28.9 m (312 ft)
  • Empty weight: 4,060 kg (8,932 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 5,110 kg (11,242 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 x Gnome-Rhone 14M 14-cylinder radial engine, 522 kW (700 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 408 km/h (253 mph)
  • Range: 880 km (546 mi)
  • Service ceiling 9,000 m (29,525 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 7.083 m/s (1,394 ft/min)

Armament

  • (B-1) 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns
  • 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons
  • up to 8 x 50 kg (110 lb) fragmentation bombs or a 30 mm MK 101 armor piercing gun externally
  • (B-2) as B1, but MG 17 replaced by 13 mm MG 131 machine gun
  • Bordkanone series, BK 3.7 (37 mm), or BK 7.5 (75 mm), anti-tank gun in under-fuselage pod