Hansa-Brandenburg W.11

W.11

Role	Fighter seaplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Hansa-Brandenburg
First flight	1917
Status	prototypes only
Number built	3

The Hansa-Brandenburg W.11 was a fighter floatplane built in Germany in 1917 as a more powerful version of the KDW. Similar in general configuration to its predecessor, the W.11 shared the same unusual interplane strut arrangement, and featured fins above and below the fuselage. Only three examples were built.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: One pilot
Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 10.10 m (33 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.32 m (10 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 31.4 m² (338 ft²)
Empty weight: 935 kg (2,060 lb)
Gross weight: 1,233 kg (2,718 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IVa, 160 kW (220 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 176 km/h (110 mph)
Range: 350 km (217 miles)

Armament

2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 08 machine guns

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hansa-Brandenburg W.11.

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 472.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 896 Sheet 12.

Aircraft produced by Hansa-Brandenburg

Austro-Hungarian military designations	B.I C.I C.II D.I G.I

Company designations	CC D FB FD GDW GNW GW KD K KDD KDW L.16 LDD NW W W.11 W.12 W.13 W.16 W.17 W.18 W.19 W.20 W.23 W.25 W.27 W.29 W.32 W.33 W.34

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