Engineering:Dewoitine HD.412
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| Role | Racing floatplane |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Dewoitine |
| First flight | 1931 |
| Status | Prototype |
| Number built | 1 |
The Dewoitine HD.412 was a prototype French racing floatplane of the 1930s.
Design
The HD.412 was a low-wing monoplane racer of all-metal construction. It used floats for takeoff and landing on water.
Variants
- D.40
- 1929 : racing trainer (project)
- HD.40
- 1930 : seaplane, racing trainer, derivative of the D.40 (project)
- D.41
- 1930 : racing trainer (project)
- HD.41
- 1930 : seaplane, racing trainer, derivative of the D.41 (project)
- HD.41
- 1930 : seaplane, racer
- HD.410
- 1930 : renamed racer HD.41
- HD.411
- 1931 : seaplane, racer (project)
- HD.412
- 1931
Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
- Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 1.115 m2 (12.00 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 727 kg (1,602 lb)
- Gross weight: 944 kg (2,082 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 18R W-18 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,200 kW (1,600 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 565 km/h (351 mph, 305 kn)
See also
Related lists
References
- ↑ "Dewoitine HD-412 - Hydravion de course - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 1998-12-10. https://www.aviafrance.com/dewoitine-hd-412-aviation-france-2337.htm. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
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