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Heinkel HE 1
Two-seat floatplane / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Heinkel HE 1 (aka 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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Role | Reconnaissance floatplane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Caspar-Werke |
Designer | Ernst Heinkel |
First flight | 1923 |
Primary user | Swedish Navy (Marinen ) |
Number built | 14 |
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The HE 1 was produced under licence in Sweden for the Marinen (Swedish Navy) in 1921 as the Svenska S.2. The HE 1 was powered by a 179 kW (240 hp) Maybach Mb.IVa engine; one test aircraft was powered by a Siddeley Puma engine.