Hispano HS-42

HS-42 and HA-43
Role	Military trainer
National origin	Spain
Manufacturer	Hispano-Suiza/Hispano Aviación
First flight	1942
Primary user	Spanish Air Force
Produced	1942–1948
Number built	>100

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

Performance

Maximum speed: 335 km/h (208 mph, 181 kn)
Cruise speed: 295 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn)
Stall speed: 118 km/h (73 mph, 64 kn) (flaps down)
Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
Endurance: 4 hr 15 min
Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 7.2 m/s (1,410 ft/min)

Armament

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

References

^ Bridgman 1953, pp. 186–187

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.