The Heinkel He 115 was an all-metal, twin-engined military seaplane designed and produced by Heinkel in the second half of the 1930s to meet a requirement of the German Air Ministry. Heinkel chose a three-seat floatplane that could work as a torpedo bomber, a reconnaissance aircraft and a minelayer. The first prototype made its maiden flight in August 1937, powered by a pair of 960 PS BMW 132K nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, and early in its flying history the aircraft set several international records for floatplanes. The He 115A-3 was the first variant produced in quantity, and later models differed in engines, armament, fuel capacity and payload.
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Engine Class EngineBMW 132K nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines 1 Comparison
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an all-metal twin-engined military seaplane designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel
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an all-metal twin-engined military seaplane designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel
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the first prototype He 115 performed its maiden flight
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