avia.wikisort.org - AeroplaneThe Hansa-Brandenburg GDW was a floatplane torpedo bomber built in Germany during World War I for the Imperial German Navy.
WWI German floatplane
GDW |
Role |
Torpedo bomber Type of aircraft |
National origin |
Germany |
Manufacturer |
Hansa-Brandenburg |
First flight |
1916 |
Primary user |
Imperial German Navy |
Number built |
1 |
Design and development
Although similar to the Hansa-Brandenburg GW, it was larger and used Benz Bz.IV engines. Although a prototype was built in the second half of 1916, the German Navy lost interest in the slow-moving torpedo bomber idea, so the GDW did not enter production on order from German command.
Specifications (GDW)
Data from ,[1] German Aircraft of the First World War[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 24.5 m (80 ft 5 in)
- Height: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 134 m2 (1,440 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,936 kg (6,473 lb)
- Gross weight: 4,851 kg (10,695 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
- Cruise speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)
- Range: 750 km (470 mi, 400 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
- Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 19 minutes 30 seconds
Armament
- Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine guns
- Bombs: 1 × 1,825 kg (4,023 lb) torpedo
References
- "Hansa-Brandenburg GDW".
- Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 310. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
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