Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Hansa Brandenburg W.29

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Top speed
  
175 km/h

Length
  
9.38 m

Wingspan
  
14 m

Designer
  
Ernst Heinkel


Hansa brandenburg w 29


The Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 was a German monoplane fighter floatplane which served in the closing months of World War I, from bases on the North Sea coast.

Contents

Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 HansaBrandenburg W29

It was based on the W.12 biplane that it was designed to replace. The monoplane configuration created less drag, and thus gave greater speed.

Maxford usa hansa brandenburg w 29 review part 1 intro and flight


Variants

Kjeller F.F.8 Måke I
6 built at Kjeller Flyfabrikk, Norwegian developed W.29.
Kjeller F.F.8 Måke II
24 built, Norwegian developed W.29.
Kjeller F.F.8 Måke III
11 built, Norwegian developed W.29.
Hanza-shiki suijō teisatsuki
(ハンザ式水上偵察機, Type Hansa Surveillance Floatplane) built by Nakajima and Aichi

Operators

 Austria-Hungary
Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 wwwwingnutwingscomwwvD5ADA7C5wwwproductsmod

  • KuKLFT - Austria-Hungary placed an order for 25 W.29s, powered by 185 hp (138 kW) Austro-Daimler engines, to be built under license by Ufag at Budapest. One completed by the end of World War I.
    •  Denmark
    Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 HansaBrandenburg W29 Wikipedia

  • Royal Danish Navy - purchased one W.29 from Germany in 1919, building a further 15 powered by the 150 hp Benz or 160 hp (120 kW) Orlogsværftet O-V six-cylinder inline engine under license at the Orlogsværftet (Danish Royal Naval Dockyard) as the HM.1 from 1921 to 1927, the type remaining in service until 1930, being replaced by the Heinkel HE 8.
    •  Finland
  • Finnish Air Force
    •  German Empire
  • Kaiserliche Marine
    •  Hungary
    Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 David Calhoun39s HansaBrandenburg W29

  • Hungarian Soviet Republic ordered production of the W.29 at Ufag to restart. At least two were completed, which together with the single W.29 completed for Austria-Hungary, were operated by the 9th Floatplane Squadron operating from Cspel near Budapest.
    •  Japan
    Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 HansaBrandenburg W29 Aircraft

  • Imperial Japanese Navy - Used as Hanza-shiki suijō teisatsuki(ハンザ式水上偵察機, Type Hansa Surveillance Floatplane) and manufactured by Nakajima Aircraft Company and Aichi Kokuki.
    •  Netherlands
  • Royal Netherlands Navy
    •  Norway
  • Norwegian Army received two ex-German W.29s in 1920, using them for support of coastal artillery. The two W.29s, designated Måke I, were transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1928, along with the army's W.33s and the Coastal Artillery arm.
  • A/S Aero

    • Specifications (W.29)

    Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft

    General characteristics

  • Crew: Two (pilot & observer/gunner)
  • Length: 9.38 m (30 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.50 m (44 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 32.2 m² (348 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 1,494 kg (3,285 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III 6-cylinder water-cooled inline engine, 112 kW (150 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 175 km/h (95 kn, 109 mph)
  • Range: 520 km (281 nmi, 320 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
  • Endurance: 4 hrs
  • Climb to 1,000 m (3,280 ft): 6 min

    • Armament

  • 1 or 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns
  • 1 × flexible 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 in rear cockpit

    • References

    Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA