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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%81VAG_H%C3%A9ja
Reggiane Re.2000.
In December 1939 seventy Reggiane Re.2000 fighters, purchased from Italy, were
Hungarian State Iron, Steel and Machine Works"), where they were modified into
replaced by the Hungarian-built Manfred Weiss WM K-14 driving Hamilton Standard
three-bladed, constant-speed propellers. The WM K-14 was a licensed copy of the
less reliable than the original.
locally produced airframes, engines and armament. The new fighter differed from
the Reggiane fighter in a number of ways. Armament was changed to twin 0.50 inch
(12.7 mm) Gebauer fixed forward-firing guns in the upper nose with 300 rounds
each. Length was 27 ft 6.25 inch (8.39 m), and maximum level speed was 301 mph
(485 km/h) at 13,780 ft (4,200 m). Endurance was 2 hours and 30 minutes. The
completed on 1 August 1944 when production ceased.
Role
Fighter
Manufacturer
First flight
1940
Introduction
1941
Retired
1945
Primary user
Royal Hungarian Air Force
Number built
204
Developed from
Reggiane Re.2000
The Kingdom of Hungary was allied to Nazi Germany during World War II, with at
a trainer.
longer suitable for combat against modern Soviet fighters and should have served
as fighter trainer only.[2] The Luftwaffe was reluctant to re-equip its
Hungarian ally: the deliveries of aircraft went primarily to front-line
formations and there was still danger of a Hungarian-Romanian conflict.
Moreover, Hitler held an extremely bad opinion of the Hungarian aviators. So,
the Hungarian Air Force was forced to use the licence-built Reggiane.
The last offensive sortie of the Hejas took place on 2 April 1944, when 180 15th
Air Force USAAF bombers, escorted by 170 fighters, bombed the Danube Aircraft
Works in Budapest and other targets. The Fighter Control Centre dispatched one
wing of Hejas from 1/1 Fighter squadron, along with a couple of Messerschmitt Me
them confirmed). USAAF pilots reported to have shot down 27 Hungarian aircraft,
while only two Hungarians were killed.
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 8.39 m (27 feet 6 inches)
Wingspan: 11.00 m (36 feet 1 inch)
Height: 3.10 m (10 feet 2 inches)
Empty weight: 2,070 kg (4,563 pounds)
Loaded weight: 2,520 kg (5,555 pounds)
air-cooled radial piston engine, 694 kW (1030 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 485 km/h at 4,200 m (301 mph at 13,780 feet)
Range: 900 km (560 miles)
Service ceiling: 8,138 m (26,700 feet)
Armament
Guns: Two fixed forward-firing 12.7 mm (0.50 inch) Gebauer motor-driven machine
guns in the fuselage nose
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