3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Heinkel He 60: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Heinkel He 60 fin: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. Heinkel He 60 on German cruiser Admiral Scheer c1936: U.S. Navy· Public domain
what is it?
The Heinkel He 60 was a German single-engined biplane reconnaissance seaplane designed to be catapulted from Kriegsmarine (German navy) warships of the 1930s.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 13.5 m wingspan
base stats
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 93 years ago, in 1933.
- Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 13.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1933
- introduced
- 1933
- retired
- 1943
- status
- retired
- number built
- 282
- role
- reconnaissance seaplane
- makers
- Heinkel, Arado Flugzeugwerke
- engines
- 1× BMW VI 6.0
- crew
- 2
- length
- 11.5 m
- wingspan
- 13.5 m
- height
- 5.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,407 kg
- top speed
- 240 km/h
- cruise speed
- 216 km/h
- range
- 826 km
- ceiling
- 5,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q705402, Wikipedia: Heinkel He 60 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.