Hopfner HS-5/28

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Hopfner HS-5/28
Walter NZ-60 a letadlo Hopfner HS-52.8.jpg
Hopfner with engine Walter NZ-60
RoleUtility aircraft
National originAustria
Manufacturer Hopfner
Designer Theodor Hopfner
First flightJuly 1928
Number built4

The Hopfner HS-5/28 was a utility aircraft built in Austria in the late 1920s. It was a conventional, parasol-wing monoplane with seating for two occupants in tandem, open cockpits. The landing gear was of fixed, tailskid type with divided main units. Two examples were built with Walter NZ60 engines, followed by two more with the more powerful NZ85 for Swiss aeroclub use. One of these latter machines remained in service until 1934.

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Variants

Specifications (HS-5/28)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 3c.

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