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The Hansa-Brandenburg W.18 was a single-seat German fighter flying boat of World War I. It was used by both the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) and the Austro-Hungarian Navy.




Development and design


The Hansa-Brandenburg W.18 during 1916 for use by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. It was a single engined, single seater flying boat, with a Hiero 6 pusher engine mounted between the wings. It had single-bay wings, with the unusual "Star-Strutter" arrangement of bracing struts (where four Vee struts joined in the center of the wing bay to result in a "star" arrangement) shared with the Hansa-Brandenburg D.I, Hansa-Brandenburg CC, and Hansa-Brandenburg KDW.




Operational history


Austro-Hungary received 47 Hansa Brandenburg W.18 aircraft, from September 1917 to May 1918, using them to provide air-defence for ports and naval bases along the Adriatic Sea coast. One Benz-engine example was delivered to the Imperial German Navy.




Operators


Austria-Hungary

Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine
German Empire

Kaiserliche Marine




Specifications (W.18 - Benz engine)


Data from General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 8.15 m (26 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 10.70 m (35 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 34.38 m2 (370.1 sq ft)
Empty weight: 875 kg (1,929 lb)
Gross weight: 1,145 kg (2,524 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitch propeller
Performance

Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 5 minutes; 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 23 minutes
Armament

Guns: 1 or 2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machine guns




See also



Related lists

List of military aircraft of Germany
List of flying boats and floatplanes




References






Bibliography


Herris, Jack (2012). German Seaplane Fighters of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 2. Charleston (S.C.): Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-09-4.
Owers, Colin A. (2015). Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI: Volume 2–Biplane Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 18. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-32-2.




External links



Hansa-Brandenburg CC und W.18 Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine

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