Gotha W.D.12

Gotha W.D.12
Role	Seaplane
Manufacturer	Gotha
Designer	Rösner
First flight	Feb 1917
Primary user	Ottoman Empire
Number built	10
Engine	160hp Mercedes D.III inline or; 150hp Benz Bz.III inline
Armament	rear flexible Parabellum or none
Max Speed	141 km/h (88 mph)
Climb	1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 7:30
Endurance	5:30

Nine WD.12s were ordered by Turkey in August 1917, six with the Mercedes D.III engine and three with the Benz Bz.III.^[1] The Turkish planes were transported by rail to Hungary, erected and flown to Bulgaria, and transported finally to Constantinople.^[2]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Gotha WD.2.

References

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Herris, p.65.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Gray, p.404.

Bibliography

Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
Jack Herris, Gotha Aircraft of WWI. USA, Aeronaut Books, 2013. ISBN 978-1-935881-14-8

[Herris65-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Herris, p.65.

[Gray404-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Gray, p.404.

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