Albatros W.4

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name=W.4


caption=First prototype of Albatros W.IV, No.747
type=Fighter
manufacturer=Albatros Flugzeugwerke
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first flight=1916
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number built=128
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The Alabatros W.4 was a German floatplane derivative of the D.II with new wing and tail surfaces. 128 examples (including one prototype) were built between June 1916 and December 1917, operating in the North Sea and Baltic theatres and later as trainers.

Powered by the same 160 hp Mercedes D.III engine fitted to the D.II and based around the same fuselage, the W.IV was armed with either one or two 7.92 mm machine guns.

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pecifications (W.4)

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crew=one pilot
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length m=8.50
length ft=27
length in=11
span m=9.50
span ft=31
span in=2
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height m=3.7
height ft=12
height in=2
wing area sqm=31.6
wing area sqft=340
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empty weight kg=790
empty weight lb=1,740
gross weight kg=1,070
gross weight lb=2,360

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Mercedes D.III
eng1 kw= 120
eng1 hp= 160
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max speed kmh=160
max speed mph=100
range km=450
range miles=280
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ceiling m=3,000
ceiling ft=9,840
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climb rate ms=3.3
climb rate ftmin=650
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armament1=2 × forward-firing 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns
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References

* Green, W. & Swanborough, G. (1994). "The Complete Book of Fighters". London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-85833-777-1
* cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages= 56
* [http://www.luftfahrt-archiv.de/Flugzeugtypen.asp?Type=Link&ID=T172&Name=W_4&SID=810721180 luftfahrt-archiv.de]

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W.5

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