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The '''Hansa-Brandenburg W.29''' was a [[Germany|German]] monoplane [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] [[floatplane]] which served in the closing months of [[World War I]], from bases on the North Sea coast.
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The '''Hansa-Brandenburg W.29''' was a German monoplane [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] [[floatplane]] which served in the closing months of [[World War I]], from bases on the North Sea coast.
   
 
It was based on the [[Hansa-Brandenburg W.12|W.12]] biplane that it was designed to replace. The monoplane configuration created less drag, and thus gave greater speed.
 
It was based on the [[Hansa-Brandenburg W.12|W.12]] biplane that it was designed to replace. The monoplane configuration created less drag, and thus gave greater speed.
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* [[Norwegian Army]] received two ex-German W.29s in 1920, using them for support of coastal artillery.<ref name="Owerspt1 p31">Owers ''Air Enthusiast'' September/October 1997, p. 31.</ref> The two W.29s, designated '''Måke I''', were transferred to the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] in 1928, along with the army's [[Hansa-Brandenburg W.33|W.33]]s and the Coastal Artillery arm.<ref name="Owerspt1 p34">Owers ''Air Enthusiast'' September/October 1997, p. 34.</ref>
 
* [[Norwegian Army]] received two ex-German W.29s in 1920, using them for support of coastal artillery.<ref name="Owerspt1 p31">Owers ''Air Enthusiast'' September/October 1997, p. 31.</ref> The two W.29s, designated '''Måke I''', were transferred to the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] in 1928, along with the army's [[Hansa-Brandenburg W.33|W.33]]s and the Coastal Artillery arm.<ref name="Owerspt1 p34">Owers ''Air Enthusiast'' September/October 1997, p. 34.</ref>
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==Specifications (W.29)==
 
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==See also==
 
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*Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. ''German Aircraft of the First World War''. London: Putnam, 1962.
 
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*Owers, Colin A. "Zeebrugge's Hornets: The Brandendurg Monoplanes: Part One". ''[[Air Enthusiast]]'', No. 71, September/October 1997. pp.&nbsp;25–35. ISSN 0143-5450.
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Revision as of 03:09, 30 January 2020

W.29
Hansa-Brandenburg W29 Japanse navy
Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 of Imperial Japanese Navy
Role Floatplane fighter
Manufacturer Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeug-Werke
Designer Ernst Heinkel
First flight 27 March 1918
Introduction 1918
Primary user Kaiserliche Marine
Number built 78

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.

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.

Operators

Flag of Austria-Hungary 1869-1918 Austria-Hungary
  • 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.[1]
Flag of Denmark Denmark
  • 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.[2]
Flag of Finland Finland
Flag of the German Empire German Empire
Flag of Hungary Hungary
  • 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.[1]
Flag of Japan Japan
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Flag of Norway Norway

Specifications (W.29)

Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft[5]

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 [6] (348 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 1,000 kg [6] (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[6]

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
  • See also

    References

    Notes
    1. 1.0 1.1 Owers Air Enthusiast September/October 1997, pp. 29–30.
    2. Owers Air Enthusiast September/October 1997, p. 30.
    3. Owers Air Enthusiast September/October 1997, p. 31.
    4. Owers Air Enthusiast September/October 1997, p. 34.
    5. Jackson, Robert, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Parragon, 2002. ISBN 0-7525-8130-9
    6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gray and Thetford 1962, p.77-78.
    Bibliography
    • Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam, 1962.
    • Owers, Colin A. "Zeebrugge's Hornets: The Brandendurg Monoplanes: Part One". Air Enthusiast, No. 71, September/October 1997. pp. 25–35. ISSN 0143-5450.

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