Biplane Fighter He 51B-1

Biplane Fighter He 51B-1

1/72 WWII military aircraft fighter scale plastic model kit
ICM 72191

High-quality details.

Manufacturer: ICM Models (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/72
Material: Plastic
Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box

The Heinkel He 51 was a German single-seat biplane which was produced in a number of different versions. It was initially developed as a fighter, and aseaplane variant and a ground-attack version were also developed. It was a development of the earlier He 49.In 1931, Heinkel recruited the talented aircraft designers, Walter and Siegfried Günter, and their first major design for Heinkel was the Heinkel He 49. While this was officially an advanced trainer, in fact it was a fighter. The first prototype, the He 49a, flew in November 1932, and was followed by two further prototypes, the He 49b, with a longerfuselage, and the He 49c, with a revised engine.

The type was ordered into production for the still secret Luftwaffe as the He 51, the first pre-production aircraft flying in May 1933.Deliveries started in July of the next year.

The He 51 was a conventional single-bay biplane, with all-metal construction and fabric covering. It was powered by a glycol-cooledBMW VI engine, with an armament of two 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns mounted above the engine.

The He 51 was intended to replace the earlier Arado Ar 65, but served side-by-side with the slightly later Ar 68. The He 51 was outdated the day it entered service, and after an initial run of 150 production fighters,the design was switched into the modified He 51B, with approximately 450 built, including about 46 He 51B-2 floatplanes, and then finally a further 100 He 51C light ground-attack plane.

Specifications (He 51B-1)

 

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 8.40 m (25 ft 6¾ in)
• Wingspan: 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 27.20 m² (292.6 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,460 kg (3,212 lb)
• Loaded weight: 1,900 kg (4,180 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × BMW VI 7,3Z liquid-cooled V12 engine, 559 kW (750 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 330 km/h (178 kn, 205 mph)
• Cruise speed: 280 km/h (151 kn, 174 mph)
• Range: 570 km (308 nmi, 354 mi)
• Service ceiling: 7,700 m (25,256 ft)
• Wing loading: 69.9 kg/m² (14.3 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.29 kW/kg (0.18 hp/lb)
• Climb to 1,000 m (3,300 ft): 1.4 min 
• Climb to 6,000 m (19,700 ft): 16.5 min 

Armament

• Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns in nose; 500 rpg
• Bombs: 6 × 10 kg (22 lb) bombs (C-1)