Blohm & Voss Ha 135

Ha 135
Role Trainer
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Blohm & Voss (Hamburger Flugzeugbau)
First flight 28 April 1934
Number built 6


The Blohm & Voss Ha 135 was the first aircraft produced by the German company Blohm & Voss.

Development

The two-seat biplane manufactured by the Hamburger Flugzeugbau subsidiary of Blohm & Voss was a means of giving the company experience in making modern metal components for civil and military aircraft. It was developed as a trainer for the German Ministry of Aviation. After it proved unsuccessful in this role, the company sold it as a sport aircraft.[1]

Operational history

The first prototype, designated the Ha 135 V1 (company production number 101, registration D-EXIL), made its first flight on 28 April 1934. After the company used it for flight development with a BMW-Bramo Sh 14A engine installed, the German Air Sports Association flew it as a sport aircraft.[1]

The second prototype, designated the Ha 135 V2 (company production number 102, registration D-EKEN), made its first flight on 30 April 1934. The Hamburger Flugzeugbau used it for flight characteristics and performance tests beginning on 14 July 1934. It also later flew as a sport aircraft with the German Air Sports Association.[1]

Hamburger Flugzeugbau manufactured four more Ha 135s before production ceased.[1]

Specifications

Data from Die Deutsche Luftruestung 1933-1945 Vol.1 - AEG-Dornier [2]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Griehl, Manfred, X-Planes: German Luftwaffe Protoytpes 1930-1945, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Frontline Books, 2012, ISBN 9781783034192, unpaginated.
  2. Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftruestung 1933-1945 Vol.1 - AEG-Dornier (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. pp. 92–93, 240–241. ISBN 978-3-7637-5464-9.
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