Brandenburg W.33
| Brandenburg W.33 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Brandenburg |
| Introduction | summer 1918 [1] |
| Primary users |  Germany Norway Finland Latvia
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| Number built | 26 [2][3] [note 1] |
| Developed from | Brandenburg W.29 |
| Wingspan | 15.85 m (52 ft 0 in) [4][5] |
| Engine | 260hp Maybach Mb.IVb[3][note 2] |
| Armament | 1-2×fixed sync. LMG08/15 and rear flexible Parabellum |
| Max Speed | 170 km/h (106 mph)[5]-173 km/h (107 mph)[2][4][5] |
| Climb | 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 5:24[2][4][5] 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 12:48[4][5] 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 22:18[4][5] |
| Ceiling | 4,000–4,400 m (13,100–14,400 ft)[5] |
The Brandenburg W.33 was a clean monoplane design used mostly at North Sea air stations along with the Brandenburg W.29. It was larger and more powerful than the W.29 and twenty-six were delivered before the Armistice. [2][3] Like its predecessor, some were built with two static machine guns (three overall, the C3MG version) and some with one and a radio (C2MGHFT).[3]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Hansa-Brandenburg W.33.
Miniatures and Models
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References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1960.
- Heinz J. Nowarra, Bruce Robertson, and Peter G. Cooksley. Marine Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Letchworth, Herts, England: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1966. ISBN 0900435070
- Colin A. Owers, Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI | Volume 3-Monoplane Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series #19. Aeronaut Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-935881-33-9