Helwan HA-300

1964

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Helwan HA-300

Originally conceived to meet a Spanish Ejercito del Aire requirement for a small M=1.5 interceptor and the design responsibility of a Germano-Spanish team supervised by Prof Willy Messerschmitt, the HA-300 programme was transferred to Egypt. Here development and construction was undertaken in Factory No 36 at Helwan, this being controlled by the Egyptian General Aero Organisation (EGAO). Originally designed for the proposed afterburning Orpheus BOr 12 turbojet, the HA-300 was modified for the Brandner-designed E-300 with a calculated afterburning rating of 4800kgp. The first prototype, powered by a 2200kgp Orpheus 703-S-10, was flown on 7 March 1964, a similarly-powered second prototype flying on 22 July 1965. The definitive third prototype with the E-300 engine commenced taxi trials in November 1969, but the HA-300 programme was then terminated without flight testing of this prototype being undertaken. It was anticipated that the E-300-powered HA-300 would be capable of attaining 12000m and M=2.0 within 2.5 min of take-off. The Orpheus-powered prototypes achieved approx M=1.13 during flight test.

3-View 
Helwan HA-300A three-view drawing (1613 x 1190)

Specification 
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan5.84 m19 ft 2 in
  Length12.40 m41 ft 8 in
  Height3.15 m10 ft 4 in
  Wing area16.70 m2179.76 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed1490 km/h926 mph

Helwan HA-300

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pedro JALDO, e-mail, 29.05.2011 23:27

mi padre y yo mismo estuvimos en egipto con la fabricacion del saeta H200 (ALKAHIRA),EL ULTIMO TRABAJO QUE MI PADRE REALIZO FUE EL MONTAJE DE LA SILLA LANZABLE DEL PILOTO. LA GUERRA DE LOS 6 DIAS TERMINO CON TODO ESTO. MASNA 36 EN HELWAN, YO VOLE CON EL SAETA Y PILOTO DE PRUEBAS SR. ESTEBAN, OTRA DATO CURIOSO QUE EN ESPAÑA NO QUEDA NADA DEL H300 Y LOS ALEMANES TIENEN UN ORIGINAL EN UN MUSEO. ME GUSTARIA COMUNICARME CON MUSTAFA ABDEL-WAHAB

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 07.11.2025 pedro JALDO

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 pedro JALDO

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jordanian, e-mail, 13.03.2011 10:27

that is good experiment to arab world and egypt

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 07.11.2025 jordanian

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 jordanian

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Moustafa Abdel-Wahab, e-mail, 22.09.2010 16:34

The jet is now in Oberschleissheim (Germany) museum in restored condition

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omar H, e-mail, 03.09.2010 17:10

where is the jet now? where do i have to go in egypt to see it?

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 omar H

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 omar H

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 omar H

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 ubaTaeCJ

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Yahia Al Shaer, e-mail, 30.01.2010 20:50

We have started a Facebook initiaty, at the following address , to keep the Versions 2 and 3 in Egypt, as a national heritage of the military aircraft industry in Egypt .....

www.facebook.com /group.php?gid=202417391715&ref=nf

It is worthy, to have a look there, because of the published photos, docs and designs of all three versions, be seen there .

In addition to the V1 and V2 of HA-300, the following URLs are of the Version 3

photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net /hphotos-ak-snc3 /hs037.snc3 /12468_239316002192_555757192_4166408_6844287_n.jpg


photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net /hphotos-ak-snc3 /hs116.snc3 /16342_1286087346614_1063059153_863551_4971050_n.jpg



Yahia Al Shaer

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Moustafa Abdel-Wahab, e-mail, 27.01.2010 18:21

One of the projects killed by incompetancy and lack of money, and what else the west supremacy !!

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R. Barrón Medrano, e-mail, 18.01.2010 00:24

Proyectado como interceptor supersónico,HA-300, para Mach.2 de ala delta.
Inicialmente se costruyó en la Hispano Aviación la maqueta de madera(pintada en rojo)a escala 1:1, como planeador.El morro en metal y el resto en contrachapado de
madera.
Voló, el 25-VI-1959, en San Pablo (Sevilla),, pilotado por Pedro Santa Cruz,remolcado por un CASA C-2111 (He-111).
Se vendió el proyecto completo con toda ladocumentación técnica, a la RAU,con fuselaje,ala y superficie de cola, tomas de aire y cabina.
El primero voló en El Cairo el 7-XI-1964 y el segundo el
año 1965 con motor Bristol Orpheus 703, seleccionado por la
Hispano Aviación.
Se abandonó el proyecto del cuarto prototipo como conse_
cuencia de la Guerra de los Seis Días.

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 R. Barrón Medrano

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 07.11.2025 ubaTaeCJ

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ahed osama, e-mail, 15.12.2009 19:52

Mohamed Bahaa it's because the 67 war,Israel tried to break the Egyptian plans in every thing that had could been made in this time

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 15.11.2025 ahed osama

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 07.11.2025 ahed osama

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 ahed osama

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Yahia Al Shaer, e-mail, 29.11.2009 20:31

There were thre units

HA-300 V.1 (Versuchsmodel 1)

This was the unit, where modifications on the fuselage were implemented and other corrections to the structure itself

HA-300 V.2 (Versuchsmodel 2)

This was the , which flew SUPERSONIC and you can see its photos as well within the link, I write at the bottom of my lines

HA-300 V.3 (Versuchsmodel 3)

This was the (pre-series production) unit

The HA-300 V.1 is being displyed in the Deutsches Museum - Oberschleissheim

The Ha-300 V.2 and V.3 are still in Cairo .....

yahiaalshaer.com /YS-H300-200-1.htm

You can see the Gentleman on the towing truck and is waving with his arm ..

He is the one, "Moustafa Abdel-Wahab" who mentioned, that he was working himself on the co-development of that great fighte A /C


Yahia Al Shaer

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The Tutorial, e-mail, 02.02.2009 15:49

One of the best Megaupload searchers and download centers is megaupload.name / I have downloaded lots of files out of there- you can do it to!

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Ziad, e-mail, 28.11.2008 03:20

can anyone help me know how to become a fighter pilot in Egypt?
I know it sounds silly.. but I never really knew.

Thanks!

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 14.03.2024 Ziad

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abcdef, e-mail, 14.07.2008 17:12

it is the old time
can not return

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Moustafa Abdel-Wahab, e-mail, 11.04.2008 16:57

I have worked myself on that great airplane at the Helwan plant, it is a pitty that it was not produced.

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Aviator, e-mail, 28.03.2008 19:38

an informative article about Helwan-300,
www.e-sac.org /articles /scripts /article.php?id=13&tit=Helwan-300%3A+The+Egyptian+Interceptor+Project&cat=avart

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 15.11.2025 Aviator

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Marc, e-mail, 19.02.2008 14:21

I liked this fighter, a nice effort by Egypt with its foreign partners to bring it to the fore. Mind you, I don't think it's fair to say France took its inspiration from it - more the other way around, as the Mirage III started development in the mid 1950's

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Mohamed Bahaa, e-mail, 15.11.2007 03:03

I also have a very confusing contradiction, nearly all references state that the first maiden flight for HA-300 was on 1964, but the indian test pilot who flew the aircraft says the flight was on 1963, so where's teh truth ??
www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF /History /1960s /Kapil-HA300.html

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Mohamed Bahaa, e-mail, 15.11.2007 03:01

Thank you so much for your reply, but let me get this clear, you want to say Helwan 200 and 300 are two variants with two diferent uses but they're the same aircraft ??

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 Mohamed Bahaa

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mahamed, 10.09.2007 15:18

this is ALQAHIRA-300 not HELWAN
HELWAN is a premier traning plane with front engine

but ALQAHIRA was have 2 versions :
1- ALQAHIRA-200 FOR essintial traning with 2 seats
2- ALQAHIRA-300 for ground support

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Mohamed Bahaa, e-mail, 27.08.2007 17:33

I have visited the no. 36 factory in Egypt myself, i heard this aircraft was something to be proud of in its times, i even heard that the French took their ispiration for Mirages fromthis aircraft, the question is: Why was the program terminated??? with no resumes after ????

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ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 Mohamed Bahaa

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