Hansa-Brandenburg FB
| Hansa-Brandenburg FB | |
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 Hansa-Brandenburg FB on Land (1915) |
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| Type: | Flying boat |
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| Number of pieces: |
about 6 |
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The FB aircraft developed by Ernst Heinkel at Hansa-Brandenburg was a flying boat of the Imperial Navy during the First World War .
History and construction
The Hansa-Brandenburg FB was the first flying boat that the Hansa-Brandenburg company designed for the Navy. The design was based on the Lohner L . It was a one and a half-decker made of wood and fabric. The lower wing was mounted directly on the fuselage. The motor that drove a pusher propeller was mounted on struts between the wings. The tail unit was on struts above the fuselage . The crew consisted of a pilot and two observers. The aircraft already had a radio telegraph system . It was able to stay in the air for eight hours. About six aircraft were built for the German Navy . A small number also went to the Austro-Hungarian Navy . Both used them as scouts .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| length | 10.10 m |
| span | 16.0 m |
| Wing area | 46.00 m² |
| Empty mass | 1140 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1620 kg |
| Top speed | 140 km / h |
| Duration of climb at 1000 m | 8:30 min |
| Range | 1100 km |
| Engine | an Austro-Daimler in- line engine with 165 hp (121 kW) |
| Armament | a Parabellum machine gun , 7.92 mm caliber |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c AERO, issue 91, p. 2543
- ^ H. Dieter Köhler: The German aviation. Ernst Heinkel - pioneer of high-speed aircraft. 2nd edition, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 1999, ISBN 3-7637-6116-0 , p. 38.