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Heinkel HE 1

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The Heinkel HE 1, also known as the Caspar S 1, was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane designed in 1921 by the German designer Ernst Heinkel while he worked at Caspar-Werke. It was produced under licence in Sweden for the Swedish Navy in 1921 as the Svenska S.2. The usual engine was a 179 kilowatt Maybach Mb.IVa, although one test aircraft was powered by a Siddeley Puma. The aircraft had a wingspan of 18 metres, a flexible machine gun in the rear cockpit and a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour. Operators of the type were the Swedish Navy and the Swedish Air Force.

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1921 1
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Piston 1
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Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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The Heinkel HE 1 or Caspar S 1 was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane, designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke.

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designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke
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  • Lead, kind of vehicle
    The Heinkel HE 1 or Caspar S 1 was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane, designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke.
  • Lead, licence production
    The HE 1 was produced under licence in Sweden for the Marinen (Swedish Navy) in 1921
  • Specifications, powerplant
    Maybach Mb IVa 6-cylinder water-cooled inline piston engine
  • Lead, name of the type
    The Heinkel HE 1 or Caspar S 1 was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane, designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke.
  • Lead, German origin
    designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke
  • Of Make: Heinkel, Lead
    The Heinkel HE 1 or Caspar S 1 was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane, designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke.
  • Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, aviation mode
    The Heinkel HE 1 or Caspar S 1 was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane, designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke.
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