Numbers 467 to 470 were four examples of a unique seaplane design produced for the flying service of the Imperial German Navy during the First World War.[1][2][3][4] These four aircraft were the subject of an order by the Navy for trainer seaplanes for the base at Putzig, at a time when most trainers were merely obsolete front-line types.[1]
| No. 467–470 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Training seaplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
| Number built | 4 |
Construction of these unarmed two-seat biplanes[3] took place between October 1916 and March 1917.,[1] ahead of a separate order for two more machines of different design that had been assigned lower serial numbers by the Navy (404–405).[1]
Specifications
editData from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.154, Gray & Thetford 1962, p.450
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 15.68 m (51 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.67 m (12 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 52.0 m2 (562 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,063 kg (2,339 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,632 kg (3,690 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III , 110 kW (150 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 128 km/h (80 mph, 70 kn)
- Rate of climb: 1.1 m/s (220 ft/min)
Notes
editReferences
edit- Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
- Kroschel, Günter; Helmut Stützer (1994). Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918. Herford: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
- Nowarra, Heinz J. (1966). Marine Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, Harts: Harleyford Publications.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.