Hansa-Brandenburg KDW

infobox Aircraft
name = KDW
type = Floatplane fighter
manufacturer = Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeug-Werke


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designer = Ernst Heinkel
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introduction = 1916
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number built = ~60
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developed from = Hansa-Brandenburg D.I
variants with their own articles =The Hansa-Brandenburg KDW was a German fighter floatplane of World War I. The KDW - "Kampf Doppeldecker, Wasser" ("Fighter Biplane, Water") - was an adaptation of the Hansa-Brandenburg D.I landplane and was designed to provide coastal defence over the North Sea and Adriatic.

It was produced under licence by the Austrian manufacturer Phönix from 1916 in five batches, each with different engines, around 60 aircraft in total being produced.

pecifications (KDW)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?= plane
jet or prop?= prop
ref=Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft [Jackson, Robert, "The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft", Parragon, 2002. ISBN 0-75258-130-9]
crew= one, pilot
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length main= 8 m
length alt= 26 ft 3 in
span main= 9.25 m
span alt= 30 ft 4 in
height main= 3.35 m
height alt= 11 ft 0 in
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loaded weight main= 1,040 kg
loaded weight alt= 2,293 lb
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engine (prop)= Benz Bz.III
type of prop= water-cooled inline engine
number of props=1
power main= 112 kW
power alt= 150 hp
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max speed main= 172 km/h
max speed alt= 93 knots, 107 mph
max speed more= at sea level
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ceiling main= 4,000 m
ceiling alt= 13,123 ft
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* Endurance: 2 hrs 30 mins
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* 1 or 2 × fixed forward machine guns
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* List of military aircraft of Germany
* List of seaplanes and flying boats
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