Hanriot HD.32

The Hanriot HD.32 was a military trainer aircraft built in France in the 1920s. Derived from the HD.14 and sharing the same basic configuration as it, the HD.32 was a substantially revised design, with redesigned tailplane, undercarriage, and wings of shorter span. The HD.14's wooden construction was replaced in part with metal structure.

HD.32
Role	Military trainer
Manufacturer	Hanriot, Zmaj aircraft from Zemun Yugoslavia
First flight	1924
Primary user	Aéronautique Militaire

The HD.32 was Hanriot's entry in a 1924 Aéronautique Militaire competition to select a new trainer, and as the winner, was ordered in quantity as the HD.32 EP.2. The type HD.320 was also built in Yugoslavia by Zmaj aircraft in Zemun, using a Salmson 9Ac, Siemens Sh12 or Walter NZ-120, engine.

In 1927, the Paraguayan Military Aviation School received three HD.32 which received the serials E.1, E.2 and E.3 (E meaning Escuela, School).^[1] They were supplemented by five Fleet 2 trainers in 1931,^[2] but remained in use until the end of the Chaco War, when they were retired.^[3]

Operators

 France

• French Air Force

El Salvador

• Air Force of El Salvador

 Japan

• One aircraft only.

 Paraguay

• Paraguayan Air Force - Three aircraft purchased in 1927 for the Military Aviation School.^[2]

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

• 12 aircraft H.320 mod. 1926, Product: Aeroplanes Hanriot France
• 45 aircraft H.320 mod. 1928, Product: Zmaj - Zemun Yugoslavia

Variants

• HD.32 - main production version for Aéronautique Militaire with Le Rhône 9C engine
• HD.320 - version with Salmson 9Ac engine (12 built + 45 Zmaj Zemun Yugoslavia)^[4][5]
• HD.321 - version with Clerget 9B engine (11 built, plus 4 converted from HD.32 and four converted from HD.14)

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and observer
• Length: 7.11 m (23 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 29.8 m² (321 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 510 kg (1,120 lb)
• Gross weight: 760 kg (1,680 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9C , 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
• Range: 200 km (125 mi, 109 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,850 m (12,600 ft)

See also

Related lists

• List of Interwar military aircraft