Heinkel HE 1 explained

HE 1
Type:Reconnaissance floatplane
National Origin:Germany
Manufacturer:Caspar-Werke
Designer:Ernst Heinkel
First Flight:1923
Primary User:Swedish Navy (Marinen)
Number Built:14

The Heinkel HE 1 or Caspar S 1 was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane, designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke.

The HE 1 was produced under licence in Sweden for the Marinen (Swedish Navy) in 1921 as the Svenska S.2. The HE 1 was powered by a 179kW Maybach Mb.IVa engine; one test aircraft was powered by a Siddeley Puma engine.

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