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Hansa-Brandenburg W.23

W.23
Role Flying-boat fighter
Manufacturer Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeug-Werke
Designer Ernst Heinkel
First flight 1917
Introduction June 1917
Number built 3

The Hansa-Brandenburg W.23 was a German flying-boat fighter of World War I.

Design

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The W.23 followed the design philosophy for all flying boat biplanes built by Hansa-Brandenburg, including a swept lower wing, wing floats, pusher engine arrangement, and a single-step hull. Although similar to design to the Hansa-Brandenburg W.18, it differed in having a longer fuselage. Three aircraft (MN 1647-1649) were delivered from June 1917 to January 1918, but flight characteristics were deemed poor.[1]

Operators

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 German Empire

Specifications

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Data from Hansa-Brandenburg : Aircraft of WW InVolume 2, Biplane Seaplanes[2]

General characteristics

8.6 m (28 ft) hull only

Performance

  • 800 m (2,600 ft) in 6 minutes
  • 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 7 minutes
  • 1,500 m (4,900 ft) in 12 minutes
  • 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 18 minutes 12 seconds
  • 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 38 minutes 18 seconds

Armament

See also

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Related lists

References

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  1. ^ a b Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. London: Salamander. pp. 85–86. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
  2. ^ Owers, C.A. (2015). Hansa-Brandenburg : Aircraft of WW InVolume 2, Biplane Seaplanes. Aeronaut Books. pp. 83–86. ISBN 9781935881322.

Bibliography

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