The Heinkel He 49 was a German

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, single-seat

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of mixed construction armed with two

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s. Four variants were made, the He 49a, He 49b, He 49c and He 49d.

Variants

''Data from: ;HD 49: original Heinkel designation for the He 49, before allocation of the '' Reichsluftfahrtministerium'' (RLM) designations. ;He 49L:generic designation for any of the He 49 landplane variants. ;He 49W:generic designation for the He 49 floatplane variant. ;He 49a:The first

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, (originally HD 49), was flown in November 1932 ;He 49b:the second prototype followed in February 1933, with a modified

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to make it longer, powered by a BMW VI 6.0 V-12 engine. ;He 49bW:The He 49b turned into a

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;He 49c:The third prototype ;He 49d:later prototype

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Specifications (Heinkel He 49b)

References

{{RLM aircraft designations Heinkel He 049 He 049