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Role | Passenger aircraft
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National origin | Austria |
Manufacturer | Hirtenberg |
First flight | March 8, 1936 |
Number built | 1 |
The Hirtenberg HV.15 was a twin-engine Austrian monoplane produced by Hirtenberg.
The HV.15 was the company's first twin-engined aircraft, originally made for the civilian market. Designed for mass production, the aircraft was planned to be a passenger aircraft or light transport. The HV.15 first flew on March 8, 1936, powered by the most powerful engines available to Austria at the time, a pair of Siemens-Halske Sh 14A rotary engine, each producing 160 hp (119 kW).
General characteristics
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Hopfner |
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Hirtenburg |
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WNF |
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WNF absorbed Hirtenburg (which had taken over Hopfner). In WWII, the WNF plant at Wiener Neustadt manufactured Messerschmitt Bf 109s and repaired Junkers bombers and destroyers. |