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Hopfner HS-5/28
Hopfner with engine Walter NZ-60
Role
Utility aircraftType of aircraft
National origin
Austria
Manufacturer
Hopfner
Designer
Theodor Hopfner
First flight
July 1928
Number built
4
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.
Variants
HS-5/28 - version with
NZ60 engine
HS-5/28a - version with
NZ85 engine
Specifications (HS-5/28)
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928
[1]
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Capacity: 1
Length: 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 11.26 m (36 ft 11 in)
Width: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) wings folded
Height: 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 19.8 m2 (213 sq ft)
Empty weight: 385 kg (849 lb)
Gross weight: 615 kg (1,356 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 770 kg (1,698 lb)
Powerplant: 1 ×
Walter NZ60 5-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 45 kW (60 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
Maximum speed: 148 km/h (92 mph, 80 kn)
Landing speed: 50 km/h (31 mph; 27 kn)
Range: 2,160 km (1,340 mi, 1,170 nmi) with maximum load
Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 9 minutes
Wing loading: 31 kg/m2 (6.3 lb/sq ft) normal; 38.8 kg/m2 (7.9 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass : 17.16 kg/kW (28.2 lb/hp)
References
^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928 . London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 3c.
Further reading
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Aerospace Publishing. p. 2174.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . London: Studio Editions. p. 511.
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