title: Heinkel He 62
text: # Heinkel He 62
  
  The Heinkel He 62 was a reconnaissance seaplane designed in Germany in the early 1930s. It was a conventional, single-bay biplane with unstaggered wings of equal span. The pilot and gunner sat in tandem, open cockpits. A few aircraft were supplied to Japan, where Aichi built a version as the AB-5, and used it as the basis for the AB-6, but no series production took place. The AB-5 used a locally produced Nakajima Kotobuki in place of the Siemens engine fitted to the German-built aircraft.
  
  ## Specifications (He 62)
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: Two, pilot and gunner
  * Length: 8.48 m (27 ft 10 in)
  * Wingspan: 11.70 m (38 ft 5 in)
  * Height: 3.67 m (12 ft 1 in)
  * Wing area: 36.7 $m^2$ (395 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 1,842 kg (4,068 lb)
  * Gross weight: 2,920 kg (6,438 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter , 336 kW (450 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 235 km/h (147 mph, 128 kn)
  