Hansa-Brandenburg GDW
{{short description|WWI German floatplane}}
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The Hansa-Brandenburg GDW was a floatplane torpedo bomber built in Germany during World War I for the Imperial German Navy.
Design and development
Although similar to the Hansa-Brandenburg GW, it was larger and used Benz Bz.IV engines. Although a prototype was built in the second half of 1916, the German Navy lost interest in the slow-moving torpedo bomber idea, so the GDW did not enter production on order from German command.
Specifications (GDW)
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|crew=3
|length m=15.8
|span m=24.5
|height m=5
|wing area sqm=134
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|empty weight kg=2936
|gross weight kg=4851
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|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=Benz Bz.IV
|eng1 type=6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine
|eng1 hp=200
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|max speed kmh=130
|cruise speed kmh=105
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|range km=750
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|ceiling m=1000
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|time to altitude={{cvt|1000|m}} in 19 minutes 30 seconds
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|guns= 2 × {{cvt|7.92|mm|3}} Parabellum MG14 machine guns
|bombs= 1 × {{cvt|1825|kg}} torpedo
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References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book|last1=Owers |first1=Colin A. |title=Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI: Volume 2–Biplane Seaplanes |date=2015 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=n.p. |isbn=978-1-935881-32-2|series=Great War Aviation Centennial Series|volume=18}}
- {{cite book|last1=Schmeelke |first1=Michael |title="Torpedo Los!": The German Imperial Torpedo-Flieger |date=2020 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=n.p. |isbn=978-1-953201-17-1}}
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Category:1910s German bomber aircraft