Hispano HS-42

The Hispano HS-42 and its derivative, the HA-43, were advanced military trainer aircraft produced in Spain in the 1940s. The basic design was that of a conventional, low-wing, cantilever monoplane with seating for the pilot and instructor in tandem. The HS-42 had fixed, tailwheel undercarriage with spatted mainwheels, while the HA-43 had retractable main units. Produced on the assembly line that had been used to build Fokker D.XXI fighters, the HS-42 shared some components with this aircraft.

Variants

HS-42

Original production version with fixed undercarriage and Piaggio Stella P.VII C.16 engine

HA-43

Improved variant with retractable undercarriage and

Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah 27

engine

Operators

 Spain

• Spanish Air Force

Specifications (HA-43)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.95 m (26 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 16.3 m² (175 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 6.13:1
• Empty weight: 1,504 kg (3,316 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,050 kg (4,519 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 400 L (110 US gal; 88 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 ×
  Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah 27 seven-cylinder radial engine
  , 290 kW (390 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Rotol wooden variable-pitch propeller, 2.84 m (9 ft 4 in) diameter

• Guns: 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns in wings

References

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• Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1953). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54. London: Jane's All The World's Aircraft Publishing Co. Ltd.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing. p. 2174.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 510–11.