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Type:
A-1 Single Seat Fighter
B-2 Reconnaissance seaplane
C-1 Land ground attack
Origin: Ernest Heinkel AG
Models: A-1, B-2, and C-1
First FLight: May 1933
Service Delivery: July 1934
Final Delivery: N/A
Production:
   A-1: 75, B-2: 80, C-1: 79
Engine:
Model: BMW VI 7.3Z
Type: V12 water-cooled
Number: One        Horsepower: 750hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 11m (36 ft. 1 in.)
Length: 8.4m (27 ft. 6¾ in.)
Height:
   Typical: 3.2m (10 ft. 6 in.)
   He 46B-2: 3.35m (11 ft.)
Wing Surface Area: N/A

Weights:
Empty: 10,734 lb. (4870 kg)
Maximum: 13,262 lb. (6016 kg)
   Performance:
Maximum Speed (A-1): 205 mph (330km/h)
Initial climb: 1,969ft/min (600m/min)
Range: 242 miles (390km)
Service Ceiling: 24,610 ft. (7500m)
Armament:
Typical:
Two 7.92mm Rheinmetall MG 17 synchronized above fuselage

He 51B-2:
Same plus underwing racks for up to six 22 lb. (10kg) bombs

He 51C-1:
Same plus underwing racks for up to four 110 lb. (50kg) bombs

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He 51 of the Kondor Legion.

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Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London