Hopfner HV-6/28

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HV-6/28
Role Airliner
National origin Austria
Manufacturer Hopfner
Designer Theodor Hopfner
First flight 1929
Primary user Aero St. Gallen
Number built 1

The Hopfner HV-6/28 was a small airliner built in Austria in the late 1920s for Swiss use. Unrelated to Hopfner's other airliners of the period, the HV-6/28 was a conventional, high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with a fully enclosed cabin. The main units of the fixed tailskid undercarriage were divided. The single example built was flown by Aero St. Gallen between 1929 and 1931, and then scrapped.

Specifications[edit]

General characteristics

  • Crew: One pilot
  • Capacity: 6 passengers
  • Length: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 16.00 m (52 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 36.4 m2 (392 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,113 kg (2,449 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,950 kg (4,290 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Walter Castor , 180 kW (240 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 194 km/h (123 mph, 107 kn)
  • Range: 250 km (160 mi, 140 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)

References[edit]

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing. p. 2174.
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 510.

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