HFB 320 Hansa Jet

what is it?

The HFB 320 Hansa Jet is a twin-engine, ten-seat business jet that was designed and produced by German aircraft manufacturer Hamburger Flugzeugbau between 1964 and 1973. The most recognisable and unconventional feature of the aircraft is its forward-swept wing. The Hansa Jet began development during the 1960s, the selection of the forward-swept wing can be largely attributed to head engineer Hans Wocke, who had previously worked on the experimental Junkers Ju 287.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 14.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 826 km/htop speed
• range 2,370 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 15passengers
• size 9,218 kgmax take-off weight
• built 47made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 62 years ago, in 1964.
• 🏎️Top speed is 6.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,370 km: 13× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1964-04-21

introduced

1966

retired

2004

status

retired

number built

47

role

business jet

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Hamburger Flugzeugbau

engines

2× General Electric CJ610-9 / CJ610-9

crew

2

passengers

15

length

16.6 m

wingspan

14.5 m

height

4.9 m

max take-off weight

9,218 kg

top speed

826 km/h

cruise speed

825 km/h

range

2,370 km

ceiling

12,192 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.