Hansa-Brandenburg L14

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Hansa-Brandenburg L 14
Type: Fighter plane
Design country:

German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire

Manufacturer:

Hansa and Brandenburg aircraft works

Commissioning:

1917

The Hansa-Brandenburg L 14 was a fighter aircraft in the First World War .

development

The L 14 was a biplane . Instead of the usual “I” or “N” struts, the connection between the two wings was made by two stems that formed a “V” when viewed from the front. The designer was Ernst Heinkel .

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 1
length 10.45 m
span 10.20 m above,
8.35 m below
Wing area 25.28 m²
Empty mass 940 kg
Takeoff mass 940 kg
Climbing time to 1000 m 4 min
Top speed 180 km / h
Engine a Hiero in- line engine , 200 HP (147 kW)

literature

  • Heinz Nowarra: History of Airplanes 1914–1918 . Lehmann-Verlag, Munich 1959.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ H. Dieter Köhler: The German aviation Ernst Heinkel - pioneer of the high-speed aircraft . 2nd Edition. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1999, ISBN 3-7637-6116-0 , pp. 40 .
  2. ^ H. Dieter Köhler: The German aviation Ernst Heinkel - pioneer of the high-speed aircraft . 2nd Edition. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1999, ISBN 3-7637-6116-0 , pp. 271 .
  3. 10.20 m (see Heinz Nowarra: History of the Aircraft 1914–1918 . Lehmann-Verlag, Munich 1959. )
  4. 33.50 m² (see Heinz Nowarra: History of Aircraft 1914–1918 . Lehmann-Verlag, Munich 1959. )
  5. 190 km / h (see Heinz Nowarra: History of the Aircraft 1914–1918 . Lehmann-Verlag, Munich 1959. )