Henschel Hs 123
உற்பத்தியாளர்Henschel & Sohn, AGO Flugzeugwerke
இன்னும் மொழிபெயர்க்கப்படவில்லை — ஆங்கிலத்தில் காட்டப்படுகிறது.
The Henschel Hs 123 was a single-seat biplane dive bomber and close-support aircraft designed by the German aircraft manufacturer Henschel. It was the last biplane to be operated by the Luftwaffe.
The Hs 123 started development in 1933 in response to a request for a single-seat biplane dive bomber. Henschel's design team opted to produce an aircraft with all-metal construction, relatively clean lines and a high level of manoeuvrability. Its principal competitor was the Fieseler Fi 98, which was eventually cancelled when the Hs 123 proved to be more promising. On 1 April 1935, the first prototype performed its maiden flight; four prototypes were produced, the fourth of which featured strengthened centre-section struts after two of the earlier prototypes were lost due to structural failures during high speed dives.
On its introduction to the Luftwaffe in the autumn of 1936, the Hs 123 quickly displaced the Heinkel He 50 biplane, but was viewed as a "stop-gap" until the arrival of the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. In 1938, the type was dispatched to Spain to fight with the Legion Condor in the Spanish Civil War; the type reportedly performed well, particularly in the psychological impact of its...
The Hs 123 started development in 1933 in response to a request for a single-seat biplane dive bomber. Henschel's design team opted to produce an aircraft with all-metal construction, relatively clean lines and a high level of manoeuvrability. Its principal competitor was the Fieseler Fi 98, which was eventually cancelled when the Hs 123 proved to be more promising. On 1 April 1935, the first prototype performed its maiden flight; four prototypes were produced, the fourth of which featured strengthened centre-section struts after two of the earlier prototypes were lost due to structural failures during high speed dives.
On its introduction to the Luftwaffe in the autumn of 1936, the Hs 123 quickly displaced the Heinkel He 50 biplane, but was viewed as a "stop-gap" until the arrival of the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. In 1938, the type was dispatched to Spain to fight with the Legion Condor in the Spanish Civil War; the type reportedly performed well, particularly in the psychological impact of its...
