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The Heinkel He 71 was a German single-seat monoplane a smaller version of the two-seat Heinkel He 64. A low-wing monoplane with a fixed conventional landing gear the prototype first flew with an open cockpit and a 60 hp (45 kW) Hirth HM 60 engine. It was later modified with an enclosed cabin and a 78 hp (58 kW) Hirth HM 4 engine. With additional fuel tanks to increase range it was used by German aviator Elly Beinhorn on a flight around Africa.