Germany's Blohm und Voss Ha 142 transport
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Blohm und Voss Ha 142 transport: Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook |
Blohm und Voss Ha 142 transport: Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook |
Design
The Blohm und Voss Ha 142 was the land version of the Blohm und Voss Ha 139 float plane.1
Landing Gear
Each landing gear had two wheels that were placed side by side under the inner engines.1 These would retract backwards into the engine nacelles.1
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
Invasion of Norway
The Ha 142 was used to transport troops to Norway.1
Specifications
| Blohm und Voss Ha 142 transport | |
|---|---|
| Type | Transport1 |
| Crew | |
| Engine (Type) | 4: BMW1 |
| Cylinders | Radial1 |
| Cooling | Air1 |
| HP | |
| Propeller blades | |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 96' 9"1 |
| Length | 63' 11"1 |
| Height | 15' 6"1 |
| Wing area | |
| Weight | |
| Empty | |
| Loaded | 25,600 lb1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 250 mph1 |
| Climb | |
| Service ceiling | |
| Range | 2,700 miles1 |
| Armament |
Sources:
- Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook, Ensign L. C. Guthman, 1943
