Heinkel He 72 Kadett

He 72 Kadett
General information
TypeMilitary basic trainer
ManufacturerHeinkel Flugzeugwerke
StatusRetired
Primary usersLuftwaffe
Number builtSeveral thousand [1]
History
First flight1933

The Heinkel He 72 Kadett (Cadet) was a German single-engine biplane trainer of the 1930s. It was known to its pilots as the Zitterrochen (Quivering Ray) as it shook madly.[2]

  1. ^ Wood and Gunston 1977, p.179.
  2. ^ Sinnhuber 2012, p. 44.