The Henschel Hs 130 was a German high-altitude reconnaissance and bomber aircraft developed in World War II.

[2] While trials of the two prototypes were not successful, the potential of a high altitude aircraft caught the attention of Theodor Rowehl, commander of the Luftwaffe's special reconnaissance unit.

[1] Five pre-production Hs 130A-0's followed, being delivered in early 1941, and featured DB 601R engines – each with a single-stage supercharger, retractable landing gear, and a bay in the rear to house two Rb75/30 cameras for reconnaissance.

[5] The three prototypes were flown in 1942-43 to compete with the Dornier Do 317, Focke-Wulf Fw 191 and Junkers Ju 288 bombers, but production plans were abandoned.

[3] Such a system had first been tried some twenty-five years previously, on the R.30/16 example of the Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI bomber, with the Brown-Boveri supercharger in it powered by a Mercedes D.II engine.

Hs 130E V2, first flown in November 1942, was lost on its seventh flight due to an engine fire; V3 was built to replace it.