Hanriot HD.19

HD.19

National origin: France
Manufacturer: Hanriot, Samolot
First flight: 1922
Primary users: Aéronautique Militaire Polish Air Force
Number built: ca. 100

The Hanriot HD.19 was a military trainer aircraft produced in France in the 1920s. Part of the family of designs that began with the HD.14, it was a two-bay biplane with unstaggered wings of equal span. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits. While the HD.14 and most of its derivatives were powered by rotary or radial engines, the HD.19 had a Hispano-Suiza Vee-8.

The aircraft was Hanriot's submission in a 1923 competition by the Aéronautique Militaire to select a new intermediate training aircraft, was found suitable by the military authorities, and was ordered into production. Some 50 examples saw service as the HD.19 ET.2 (Ecole de Transition).

In Poland, Samolot purchased a licence to produce the type for the Polish Air Force and built 55 examples in 1925. Single examples were also built by Hanriot for export to Japan and Czechoslovakia.

Operators

Czechoslovakia

One aircraft only.

France Japan

One aircraft only.

Poland

Specifications (HD.19)

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and observer
Length: 7.21 m (23 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 9.19 m (30 ft 2 in)
Height: 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 26.7 m² (287 ft²)
Empty weight: 660 kg (1,460 lb)
Gross weight: 950 kg (2,090 lb)
Powerplant: 1 x— Hispano-Suiza 8Ac, 134 kW (180 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph)
Range: 320 km (200 miles)
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,050 ft)

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 470.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 896 Sheet 11.

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