Imperial German Navy seaplanes numbers 1105 and 1106 were the only examples of a unique design produced for the navy's flying service during the First World War.[1][2][3][4] They were unarmed biplanes of conventional configuration with staggered wings of unequal span.[1][2] The empennage included a sizable ventral fin.[1][2] Intended as training aircraft,[3] the pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits.[1][2] The undercarriage consisted of twin pontoons.[1] The interplane strut arrangement was remarkable for its day, consisting of N-struts and V-struts without any rigging wires.[1]
| No. 1105–1106 | |
|---|---|
| |
| A Kaiserliche Werft Danzig floatplane with axles underneath the floats to allow for ground maneuvering | |
| Role | Training seaplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| First flight | 1917 |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
| Number built | 2 |
These machines were supplied to the naval base at Putzig at the end of 1917.[1]
Specifications edit
Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.164; Gray & Thetford, p.450
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 8.85 m (29 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 14.10 m (46 ft 3 in)
- Height: 3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III , 110 kW (150 hp)
Notes edit
References edit
- Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
- Herris, Jack (2015). German Seaplanes of WWI: Sablatnig, Kaiserliche Werften, Lübeck-Travemünde, LTG, & Oertz: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 15. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-27-8.
- 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.