Hispano-Suiza E-34

what is it?

The Hispano-Suiza E-34, later renamed Hispano HS-34, was a Spanish single engine, tandem seat biplane, designed as a basic trainer. Twenty five were ordered by the Aeronáutica Naval, but only five had been completed when the Spanish Civil War intervened.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 170 km/htop speed
• range 350 kmwithout refuelling
• size 773 kgmax take-off weight
• 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 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.1 m: about 2 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

1935

number built

6

role

basic trainer

origin

🇪🇸 Spain

engines

1× Walter Junior

crew

2

length

7.3 m

wingspan

9.1 m

height

2.5 m

max take-off weight

773 kg

top speed

170 km/h

cruise speed

130 km/h

range

350 km

ceiling

3,000 m

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