Henschel SR (oz13407)

 

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In fact, the real thing was called Henschel Hs 122. Not too many were built, but it lead to the far more successful and larger Hs 126 which had a significant military career. And the Hs 122 definitely was a pretty aircraft.
Martin - 31/10/2021
I did scratch my head as to why the RLM would use 'SR' (Short Reconnaissance) and not 'KA' (Kurze Aufklärung) which means the same thing), so I did a bit of digging around. It's a Hs 122B-o (pre-production deignation) which was only the second aircraft that was made by Henschel) and only served in limited numbers
Daithi - 31/10/2021
What incredible timing that the article admiring the technical prowess of the Luftwaffe would be published in the same month as the start of the Battle of Britain!
TimE - 31/10/2021
Daithi, give the author a break, that was 1940, this was a rare bird (seltener Vogel), Bill Gunston would be 13 at the time so a bit early to accurately label the thing! Count yourself lucky Stan March was able to name this as a Henschel product, as this firm was known for their locomotives, trucks, road building equipment, tanks, pianos both grand and unimposing too, oh, and airplanes as well.
I remember seeing a grader of theirs recently, beautifully preserved, but couldn't stop for photos :-(
Miguel - 31/10/2021
Aha, have changed the scaletype now to Hs 122.
SteveWMD - 01/11/2021
Always remember that air intelligence still had a long way to go in these days. AFAIK the UK was completely caught off guard when the first Focke-Wulf 190 entered service.- In spite of having been test flown in the last months before the outbreak off WW.2 quite visibly and thoroughly from Hamburg-Finkenwerder airport.
Martin - 02/11/2021
While browsing through the plan selection at OuterZone some time back I encountered this lovely plan of the Henschel Sr (oz13407), created by Stan March for The AeroModeller 1940. It actually represents an Hs 122, which is a very small step away from becoming the Hs 126 of WW2. I was smitten, unable to overcome the temptation to construct it, and at a wingspan of 18", it's definitely a very economical build. My original intent was to construct the Hs 122 V1 variant with its Rolls Royce Kestrel engine, but the more I researched the aircraft, the more attracted I became to the simplicity of its successor's landing gear arrangement. Wheel spats were quickly removed for field operations on unimproved airstrips. So that's how I arrived at this stage of my model...not quite detailed, but there for the eye to perceive [pics 005-007]. The beige tissue shows my intent toward an aircraft of 2(H)14, Afrika Korps. Thank you Steve and Mary, for providing Mr. March's original plan at OuterZone.
Neal Green - 07/02/2023
Here are a selection of final photos in living color of my version of Stan March’s wonderful 1940 model design, the Henschel SR oz13407 [main pic, 008-010]. The original aircraft design by Henschel had such outstanding STOL capabilities, that when charged by the RLM with upgrading it, every effort was made to maintain those existing qualities. The result was the Hs 126 with only minimal changes from the Hs 122. This model build - https://www.stickandtissue.com/forum/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1669748137/5#5 - too, required only minimal modification to arrive at a reasonable facsimile of the more significant WW2 Hs 126, primarily the wing-plan, horizontal stabilizer plan, and landing gear layout. I’ve dispensed with the “critical” canopy out of personal laziness…my apologies. Otherwise, Mr. March’s plan (courtesy of OuterZone) made this construct easy and enjoyable. Thank you again, Steve and Mary.
Neal Green - 17/02/2023
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