PARNALL HECK IIC
- Three-seat tourer developed from prototype Hendy 3308 Heck, first flown
in July 1934. Six built 1936-37, with 200 hp DH Gipsy Six, of which three
used for war-time communications by Parnall and, later, British Parachute
Co, in civil markings as G-AEGH, G-AEGI and G-AEMR. One (G-AEGH) impressed
March 1943 (as NF749) for No 17 Group Comm Fit. One other Parnall Heck
IIC acquired by Air Ministry in 1936 as K8853, with Gipsy Six Srs II engine,
used for gunsight development, for which fitted with 0.303-in (7.7-mm)
Browning guns in wings; later disarmed for general communications.
Max speed, 185 mph (298 km/h).
Ceiling, 16,700 ft (5,090 m). Range, 605 mls (972 km). Empty weight, 1,750
Ib (794 kg).
Gross weight, 2,700 Ib (1,225 kg). Span, 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m). Length,
26ft l>/2 in (7.96 m). Wing area, 105.2 sqft (9. 77 m2).
