Hansa-Brandenburg GDW
| GDW | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Torpedo bomber |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Hansa-Brandenburg |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
The Hansa-Brandenburg GDW was a floatplane torpedo bomber built in Germany during World War I for the Imperial German Navy.
Design and development
[edit]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)
[edit]Data from German Aircraft of the First World War[1]
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
[edit]- ^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 310. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
Bibliography
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hansa-Brandenburg GDW.
- 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.
- Schmeelke, Michael (2020). "Torpedo Los!": The German Imperial Torpedo-Flieger. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-17-1.