Hanriot HD.3

1917

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Hanriot HD.3

Design development of a compact, well-proportioned two-seat fighter was initiated as the HD.3 in the autumn of 1917, and a prototype flew before the end of the year. Powered by the excellent new 260hp Salmson (Canton-Unne) 9Za radial, the HD.3 had an armament of two fixed synchronised 7.7mm Vickers guns and two 7.7mm Lewis guns on a flexible mounting for the aftfacing gunner. A preliminary order was placed on behalf of the Aviation miiitaire for 120 HD.3s in April 1918, the total subsequently being raised to 300 when it was also ordered for the Aviation maritime. Few HD.3s had been delivered, in fact, by the time of the Armistice, but at least 75 were completed for the Aviation miiitaire and a rather smaller quantity for the naval service. One example of the HD.3 was fitted with twin floats as the prototype of the HD.4, series production of which was frustrated by the Armistice, and a night fighter version was tested as the HD.3bis. This latter had mainplanes of thicker section, enlarged ailerons and a revised rudder.

Hanriot HD.3

Specification 
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight1180 kg2601 lb
  Empty weight760 kg1676 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan9.00 m30 ft 6 in
  Length6.95 m23 ft 10 in
  Height3.00 m10 ft 10 in
  Wing area25.50 m2274.48 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed192 km/h119 mph
  Ceiling5700 m18700 ft

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Hanriot HD.3A three-view drawing (800 x 554)

Comments
Timo Ruoko, e-mail, 28.01.2007 20:55

Range is about 500 km

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