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Hansa-Brandenburg KDW
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The Hansa-Brandenburg KDW was a German fighter floatplane of World War I. The KDW - Kampf Doppeldecker, Wasser ("Fighter Biplane, Water") - was an adaptation of the Hansa-Brandenburg D.I landplane and was designed to provide coastal defence over the North Sea and Adriatic.
It was produced under licence by the Austrian manufacturer Phönix from 1916 in five batches, each with different engines, around 60 aircraft in total being produced.
Specifications (KDW)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
- Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
- Loaded weight: 1,040 kg (2,293 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Benz Bz.III water-cooled inline engine, 112 kW (150 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 172 km/h (93 kn, 107 mph) at sea level
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
- Endurance: 2 hrs 30 mins
Armament
See also
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References
- ↑ Jackson, Robert, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Parragon, 2002. ISBN 0-75258-130-9
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| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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