Blohm & Voss Ha 140

Ha 140
Silhouette diagram of a Blohm und Voss Ha 140
Role Torpedo bomber
Manufacturer Blohm & Voss (Hamburger Flugzeugbau)
Designer Richard Vogt
First flight 30 September 1937
Produced 1937-38
Number built 3


The Ha 140 was a German multi-purpose seaplane of the 1930s. It was designed for use as a torpedo bomber or long-range reconnaissance aircraft.

Design and development

The Ha 140 was developed as a twin-engine floatplane, with an all-metal structure and a cantilevered upward cranked wing, different to the larger Ha 139, which wing was set following an inverted gull design. The crew consisted of a pilot and radio operator, with a gunner in a revolving turret in the nose or in a second gun position to the rear. The torpedo or bomb load was accommodated in an internal bomb bay. Three prototypes were built, but the design was not carried any further, as the similar Heinkel He 115 was selected for service.

Specifications (Ha 140 V2)

Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich[1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also


Related lists

References

Notes

  1. Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978 1 900732 06 2.

Bibliography

  • Green, William. Warplanes of the Third Reich. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 4th impression 1979, p. 70-71. ISBN 0-356-02382-6.
  • Schneider, H. Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Herm. Beyer Verlag, Leipzig, 1940
  • Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978 1 900732 06 2. 

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