Dewoitine HD.412

HD.412
General information
Type	Racing floatplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Dewoitine
Status	Prototype
Number built	1
History
First flight	1931

The Dewoitine HD.412 was a prototype French racing floatplane of the 1930s.

Design

The HD.412 was a low-wing monoplane racer of all-metal construction. It used floats for takeoff and landing on water.

Variants

D.40

1929 : racing trainer (project)

HD.40

1930 : seaplane, racing trainer, derivative of the D.40 (project)

D.41

1930 : racing trainer (project)

HD.41

1930 : seaplane, racing trainer, derivative of the D.41 (project)

HD.41

1930 : seaplane, racer

HD.410

1930 : renamed racer HD.41

HD.411

1931 : seaplane, racer (project)

HD.412

1931

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 11.148 m² (120.00 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 727 kg (1,602 lb)
• Gross weight: 944 kg (2,082 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 18R W-18 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,200 kW (1,600 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 565 km/h (351 mph, 305 kn)

See also

Related lists

• List of flying boats and floatplanes

References

1. "Dewoitine HD-412 - Hydravion de course - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 1998-12-10. Retrieved 2022-08-31.