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Gotha WD.11

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Top speed
  
120 km/h

Manufacturer
  
Gothaer Waggonfabrik

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The Gotha WD.11 (for Wasser Doppeldecker - "Water Biplane") was a torpedo bomber seaplane developed in Germany during World War I. When the general configuration of the Gotha WD.7 proved promising, Gotha set to work designing a much larger and more powerful aircraft along the same general lines. Like its predecessor, it was a conventional biplane with twin engines mounted tractor-fashion on the lower wing. The pilot and observer sat in tandem, open cockpits and the landing gear consisted of twin pontoons. 12 examples were built for the Imperial German Navy.

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Operators

 German Empire
  • Kaiserliche Marine
    •  Netherlands
  • Royal Netherlands Navy

    • Specifications

    General characteristics

  • Crew: Two, pilot and observer
  • Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.III, 120 kW (160 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)
  • Rate of climb: 1.3 m/s (250 ft/min)

    • Armament

  • 1 × trainable, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine gun in nose for observer
  • 1 × 725 kg (1,600 lb) torpedo

    • References

    Gotha WD.11 Wikipedia
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