Hansa-Brandenburg W.29

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name = W.29
type = Floatplane fighter
manufacturer = Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeug-Werke


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designer = Ernst Heinkel
first flight = 27 March 1918
introduction = 1918
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primary user =Kaiserliche Marine
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number built = 78
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variants with their own articles =The Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 was a German monoplane fighter floatplane which served in the closing months of World War I, from bases on the German North Sea coast.

It was based on the Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 biplane that it was designed to replace. The monoplane configuration created less drag, and thus gave greater speed.

Operators

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** Kaiserliche Marine
* - (Post-war)
** Finnish Air Force
* - (Post-war)
** Imperial Japanese Navy
* - (Post-war civilian)
** A/S Aero

pecifications (W.29)

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= Two (pilot & observer/gunner)
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length main= 9.38 m
length alt= 30 ft 8 in
span main= 13.50 m
span alt= 44 ft 4 in
height main= 3.00 m
height alt= 9 ft 11 in
area main= 32.2 m² Gray and Thetford 1962, p.77-78.]
area alt= 348 ft²
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empty weight main= 1,000 kg
empty weight alt= 2,200 lb
loaded weight main= 1,494 kg
loaded weight alt= 3,285 lb
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engine (prop)= Benz Bz.III
type of prop=6-cylinder water-cooled inline engine
number of props=1
power main= 112 kW
power alt= 150 hp
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max speed main= 175 km/h
max speed alt= 95 knots, 109 mph
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* Endurance: 4 hrs
*Climb to 1,000m (3,280 ft): 6 min
armament=
* 1 or 2 × fixed forward 7.92 (0.31 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns
* 1 × 7.92 (0.31 in) Parabellum MG14 in rear cockpit
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References

*Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. "German Aircraft of the First World War". London: Putnam, 1962.

External links

* [http://avia.russian.ee/air/germany/hansa_w-29.php Virtual Aircraft Museum]
* [http://ww1fighters.tripod.com/planes/austria/stats/hansabranw29.htm WWI Fighters]

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* List of military aircraft of Germany
* List of seaplanes and flying boats
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