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The following versions of the HS.42 were built: | The following versions of the HS.42 were built: | ||
* HS.42 A. Initial | * HS.42 A. Initial serie of 15 aircraft, with a 430 hp Piaggio PVII C-16 engine and side-opening canopies. Easily distinguishable by its engine cowling. | ||
* HS.42 B. Standard production, with a 390 hp Cheetah XXV engine and sliding canopies. | * HS.42 B. Standard production, with a 390 hp Cheetah XXV engine and sliding canopies. | ||
* HS.42 C. A single | * HS.42 C. A single Hs.42 B aircraft was modified to be the first in a series with retractable landing gear. That project, later designated HA-43, was eventually cancelled. | ||
* HS.42 D-1 and D-2. Final standard production, both lots equipped with a 395 hp Cheetah XXVII engine. | * HS.42 D-1 and D-2. Final standard production, both lots equipped with a 395 hp Cheetah XXVII engine. | ||
* HS.42 D-3. These were 10 or 12 aircraft recovered from the type A, which were upgraded with new wings, reinforced landing gear and with a 395 hp Cheetah XXVII engine. | * HS.42 D-3. These were 10 or 12 aircraft recovered from the type A, which were upgraded with new wings, reinforced landing gear and with a 395 hp Cheetah XXVII engine. | ||
* HS.42 D-4. Between 10 | * HS.42 D-4. Between 10 and 15 aircraft of the abandoned HA-43 project were completed as HS.42 with fixed landing gear. | ||
The HS.42 was not a derivative of the Fokker D-XXI as has been claimed in some publications. Its only similarity was a set of landing gear (although these were also modified). The design of the HS.42 was the work of Emilio Viejo, Fulgencio Amador and Marcelino Viejo. | The HS.42 was not a derivative of the Fokker D-XXI as has been claimed in some publications. Its only similarity was a set of landing gear (although these were also modified). The design of the HS.42 was the work of Emilio Viejo, Fulgencio Amador and Marcelino Viejo. | ||