Henschel Hs 124
The Henschel Hs 124 was a twin-engine heavy fighter, attack aircraft and light bomber designed for the German Luftwaffe. After two prototypes had been built, work on the project was cancelled, with the Messerschmitt Bf 110 being order for production instead..
General characteristics
- Crew: 3 (pilot, radio operator/gunner and bombardier)
- Length: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 18.2 m (59 ft 9 in)
- Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 54.6 m2 (588 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 4,250 kg (9,370 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 7,230 kg (15,939 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × BMW 132Dc 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines 870 PS (860 hp; 640 kW)
- Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 435 km/h (270 mph, 235 kn) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
- Landing speed: 110 km/h (68 mph; 59 kn)
- Range: 4,200 km (2,600 mi, 2,300 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
- Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 17 minutes 30 seconds
Armament
- Guns: 2 × 20mm Mauser cannon, 1× 7.92mm MG 15 machine guns
- Bombs: 6× 100 kg (220 lb) bombs internally or 12× 50 kg (110 lb) bombs externally