Heinkel He 72

Trainer

Service Data

In Service: 1933 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: 1933
Manufacturer: Heinkel
Number built:

Technical Data

Type: Trainer

Crew: 2 men
Length: 7.5 m
Wingspan: 9 m
Wing area: 20.7 m²
Height: 2.7 m
Empty: 540 kg
Loaded: 865 kg
Engine: 1 × Siemens Bramo Sh 14A 7 cylinder air cooled radial engine producing up to 160 hp
Maximum speed: 185 km/h
Range: 475 km
Service ceiling: 3,500 m
Armament:
Bomb load up to
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
He 72A
He 72B
He 72 B-1
He 72 B-3
He 72 BW seaplane prototype
He 172

Other: Trainers
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History

The Heinkel He 72 Kadett (Cadet) was a two seat single engine single bay biplane staggered single bay biplane wing, a strut braced tail unit trainer

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Sources

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