Imperial German Navy seaplanes numbers 1105 to 1106 were the only two examples of a unique design produced for the navy's flying service during the First World War.[1][2][3][4] They were unarmed biplanes of conventional configuration with staggered wings of unequal span.[1][2] The empennage included a sizable ventral fin.[1][2] Intended as training aircraft,[3] the pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits.[1][2] The undercarriage consisted of twin pontoons.[1] The interplane strut arrangement was remarkable for its day, consisting of N-struts and V-struts without any rigging wires.[1]

These machines were supplied to the naval base at Putzig at the end of 1917.[1]

Specifications

Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.164; Gray & Thetford, p.450

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
• Length: 8.85 m (29 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 14.10 m (46 ft 3 in)
• Height: 3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
• Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III , 110 kW (150 hp)

Notes

References

• Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
• Kroschel, Günter; Helmut Stützer (1994). Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918. Herford: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
• Nowarra, Heinz J. (1966). Marine Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, Harts: Harleyford Publications.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.