Type a B C-2 Two seat trainer seaplane
Engine 1 BMW  Va 1 Junkers L5 :1 xJunkers L5Ga with a 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden propeller. 3 m dia
Dimensions Length 10,5 m , height 4,15 m ,  span upper 14,0 m ,lower 13,0 m,  wing area  56,03 m2 , Length 10,6 m , height 4,3 m ,  span upper 14,0 m ,lower 13,0 m,  wing area  56,03 m2 ,
Weights Empty 1550 kg, loaded 2150 kg , max. take off weight   fuel 550 l Empty 1710 kg, loaded 2420 kg , max. take off weight   fuel 425 l
Performance Max.. speed  185 km/h at sea level, landing speed 80 km/h, cruising speed  , range , endurance  , service ceiling   , climb to 1000 m 5,1 min., to 2000 m 12,1 min. Max.. speed 192 km/h at 1000 m , cruising speed 185 km/h , alighting speed 80 km/h , range 800 km, endurance  , service ceiling  4200 m , climb to 1000 m 5 min. 36 sec.
In 1929, Heinkel developed a biplane, the HD 42, for use with the covert military-training organization Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule (DVS). Its fuselage was constructed out of a welded steel tube truss and had a rectangular cross-section with a rounded top. The engine covers were made out of light-weight metal, while the rest of the fuselage was covered in fabric. The aircraft was equipped with floats.

The HD 42 model received good feedback from the Swedish Navy, who had purchased the aircraft, as well as from the famous pilot Gunther Plüschow (who was the first airman to fly over the Patagonian mountains of Chile and Argentina at Tierra del Fuego). The prototype was equipped with a BMW Va engine, but the later versions came with a Junkers L5G engine.

Ten aircraft had been manufactured by 1932, when a new version, the He 42C was rolled out. Series production began with the He 42D model (14 manufactured) which were intended for the German Air Force, which at the time was illegal. A further 189 He 42Es were built in 1934 and these aircraft were used by various flying schools until the end of World War II