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The '''Heinkel HD 37''' was a fighter aircraft designed in Germany in the late 1920s, but produced in the USSR for [[Soviet Air Force]] service. It was a compact, single-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span braced by N-struts. The pilot sat in an open cockpit and the main units of the tailskid undercarriage were linked by a cross-axle |
The '''Heinkel HD 37''' was a fighter aircraft designed in Germany in the late 1920s, but produced in the [[USSR]] for [[Soviet Air Force]] service. It was a compact, single-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span braced by N-struts. The pilot sat in an open cockpit and the main units of the tailskid undercarriage were linked by a cross-axle. |
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| ⚫ | Fortuitously for Heinkel, the Soviet Air Force was experiencing something of a crisis at the time, faced with the obsolescence of its main fighter, the [[Polikarpov I-5]] and with no replacement apparently forthcoming from domestic manufacturers. When Heinkel was approached to provide an alternative design, the firm was able to offer the HD 37, and the two prototypes were flown to Moscow in early 1928. Flight testing produced mixed results. While the basic design was apparently sound, Soviet test pilots reported many deficiencies in handling, and Heinkel was presented with a long list of complex changes to be made. Heinkel responded with the [[Heinkel HD 43]], and when the same Soviet test pilots found that they liked it even less than the HD 37, attention shifted once again to the previous design by the end of 1929. Early the following year, the Soviet government bought a licence to manufacture the type for the next three years, paying Heinkel 150,000 Marks for it. Manufacturing was to be carried out by [[TsKB]], and the designation '''I-7''' was assigned. |
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It had been designed for the clandestine air force that the [[Reichswehr]] was training at [[Lipetsk]], but had been rejected by German officials, who purchased the [[Fokker D.XIII]] instead. |
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| ⚫ | Fortuitously for Heinkel, the Soviet Air Force was experiencing something of a crisis at the time, faced with the obsolescence of its main fighter, the [[Polikarpov I-5]] and with no replacement apparently forthcoming from domestic manufacturers. When Heinkel was approached to provide an alternative design, the firm was able to offer the HD 37, and the two prototypes were flown to [[Moscow]] in early 1928. Flight testing produced mixed results. While the basic design was apparently sound, Soviet test pilots reported many deficiencies in handling, and Heinkel was presented with a long list of complex changes to be made. Heinkel responded with the [[Heinkel HD 43]], and when the same Soviet test pilots found that they liked it even less than the HD 37, attention shifted once again to the previous design by the end of 1929. Early the following year, the Soviet government bought a licence to manufacture the type for the next three years, paying Heinkel 150,000 Marks for it. Manufacturing was to be carried out by [[TsKB]], and the designation '''I-7''' was assigned. |
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| ⚫ | Many of the fixes that had been adopted in the creation of the HD 43 were eventually implemented in the I-7 as well, along with other modifications, and by the time the first examples flew in summer 1931, flight test results were positive. Despite ongoing difficulties in obtaining materials, 131 examples were produced by 1934. Most of these served briefly with units in [[Belarus]], but by the time the last examples were leaving the factory, the type was already obsolescent itself. |
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| ⚫ | Many of the fixes that had been adopted in the creation of the HD 43 were eventually implemented in the I-7 as well, along with other modifications, and by the time the first examples flew in summer 1931, flight test results were positive. Despite ongoing difficulties in obtaining materials, 131 examples were produced by 1934. Most of these served briefly with units in Belarus, but by the time the last examples were leaving the factory, the type was already obsolescent itself. |
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* {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=499 }} |
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Revision as of 11:42, 24 April 2008
Template:Infobox Aircraft The Heinkel HD 37 was a fighter aircraft designed in Germany in the late 1920s, but produced in the USSR for Soviet Air Force service. It was a compact, single-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span braced by N-struts. The pilot sat in an open cockpit and the main units of the tailskid undercarriage were linked by a cross-axle.
Design and development
It had been designed for the clandestine air force that the Reichswehr was training at Lipetsk, but had been rejected by German officials, who purchased the Fokker D.XIII instead.
Fortuitously for Heinkel, the Soviet Air Force was experiencing something of a crisis at the time, faced with the obsolescence of its main fighter, the Polikarpov I-5 and with no replacement apparently forthcoming from domestic manufacturers. When Heinkel was approached to provide an alternative design, the firm was able to offer the HD 37, and the two prototypes were flown to Moscow in early 1928. Flight testing produced mixed results. While the basic design was apparently sound, Soviet test pilots reported many deficiencies in handling, and Heinkel was presented with a long list of complex changes to be made. Heinkel responded with the Heinkel HD 43, and when the same Soviet test pilots found that they liked it even less than the HD 37, attention shifted once again to the previous design by the end of 1929. Early the following year, the Soviet government bought a licence to manufacture the type for the next three years, paying Heinkel 150,000 Marks for it. Manufacturing was to be carried out by TsKB, and the designation I-7 was assigned.
Many of the fixes that had been adopted in the creation of the HD 43 were eventually implemented in the I-7 as well, along with other modifications, and by the time the first examples flew in summer 1931, flight test results were positive. Despite ongoing difficulties in obtaining materials, 131 examples were produced by 1934. Most of these served briefly with units in Belarus, but by the time the last examples were leaving the factory, the type was already obsolescent itself.
Specifications (I-7)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
Performance
Notes
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 499.