Brandenburg CC

The Brandenburg CC flying boat was named after the company's head Camillo Castiglioni. It borrowed the star-strut bracing of the Brandenburg D.I fighter. After testing by the German Navy, thirty five were ordered and delivered during 1917, with wing radiators and twin-Spandau guns. Performance was good enough that two additional small series runs were ordered after the first, with modifications of longer hulls, top-wing radiators, and twin guns.

Phönix built the plane for the Austro-Hungarian navy, and those models were armed with 1-2 Schwarzlose guns instead. The planes flew patrol over the Adriatic. At least 35 Austro-Hungarian CC's were built, and they were sometimes known as the Phönix A, and sometimes the KDW (Kampf Doppeldecker Wasser). The KDW used a 185hp Austro-Daimler or 200hp Hiero engine in place of the Benz. Lamberton gives production numbers for Austro-Hungarian boats as 6 in 1916; 64 in 1917; and 65 in 1918.

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 * CC

1:144 Scale

 * Shapeways: Arctic Skunk, Kampfflieger
 * Resin Kit:

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

 * Shapeways: Kampfflieger

1:300 Scale

 * Metal kit: Heroics & Ros GWA841

1:350 Scale

 * Shapeways: Kampfflieger