title: Heinkel He 49
text: # Heinkel He 49
  
  The Heinkel He 49 was a German single-bay, single-seat biplane of mixed construction armed with two machine guns. Four variants were made, the He 49a, He 49b, He 49c and He 49d.
  
  ## Variants
  
  Data from:
  
  ### HD 49
  
      original Heinkel designation for the He 49, before allocation of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) designations.
  
  ### He 49L
  
      generic designation for any of the He 49 landplane variants.
  
  ### He 49W
  
      generic designation for the He 49 floatplane variant.
  
  ### He 49a
  
      The first prototype, (originally HD 49), was flown in November 1932
  
  ### He 49b
  
      the second prototype followed in February 1933, with a modified fuselage to make it 400 mm (16 in) longer, powered by a BMW VI 6.0 V-12 engine.
  
  ### He 49bW
  
      The He 49b turned into a floatplane
  
  ### He 49c
  
      The third prototype
  
  ### He 49d
  
      later prototype Heinkel He 51
  
  ## Specifications (Heinkel He 49b)
  
  Data from The Complete Book of Fighters, Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.2 – Flugzeugtypen Erla-Heinkel
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 8.24 m (27 ft 0 in)
  
                  Floatplane: 8.57 m (28.1 ft)
  * Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
  * Wing area: 27.2 $m^2$ (293 sq ft)
  * Gross weight: 1,950 kg (4,299 lb)
  
                  Floatplane: 1,970 kg (4,340 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × BMW VI 6.0 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 510 kW (690 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 325 km/h (202 mph, 175 kn)
  
                  Floatplane: 310 km/h (190 mph; 170 kn)
  * Landing speed (landplane): 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
  * Alighting speed (floatplane): 100 km/h (62 mph; 54 kn)
  * Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)
  
                  Floatplane: 7,500 m (24,600 ft)
  * Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)
  
                  Floatplane: 3.4 m/s (670 ft/min)
  * Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 1 minute 39 seconds
  
  Armament
  
  * Guns: 2 × fixed, forward-firing, synchronised 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine guns
  