Heinkel HD 19

what is it?

The Heinkel HD 19 W (or Svenska Aero J 4) was a biplane seaplane fighter developed by Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke .

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 215 km/htop speed
• built 6made 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 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1928

introduced

1928

retired

1937

status

retired

number built

6

role

seaplane fighter

origin

German Reich

makers

Heinkel, Svenska Aero

engines

1× Bristol Jupiter VI

length

9.3 m

wingspan

11 m

height

3.9 m

top speed

215 km/h

cruise speed

182 km/h

range

—

ceiling

6,400 m

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