Heinkel He 63

what is it?

The Heinkel He 63 was a trainer biplane built in Germany in the early 1930s. It was a largely conventional design with single-bay wings, fixed tailskid undercarriage, and two open cockpits in tandem. An unusual feature of the design was the highly swept, arrow-shaped upper wing, braced to the lower wing by N-type struts.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 200 km/htop speed
• range 1,100 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,250 kgmax take-off weight
• built 10made 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 94 years ago, in 1932.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.8 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,100 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

1932

number built

10

role

trainer

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Heinkel

engines

1× Argus As 10C

length

8.2 m

wingspan

10.8 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,250 kg

top speed

200 km/h

range

1,100 km

ceiling

3,900 m

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