Hansa-Brandenburg W.34 was a prototype German two-seat, single-engined floatplane, which had been designed by Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke during World War I.

Development

The W.34 was similar in design to the W.33, but was powered by a Basse und Selve BuS.IVa six-cylinder water-cooled engine. The first prototype flew in 1918, shortly before the Armistice.^[1] The other two prototypes were operated by the Finnish Navy following the Versailles Treaty and used for coastal defence, being re-engined with Fiat A.12bis engines.

Specifications (W.34)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 49 m² (530 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,534 kg (3,382 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,270 kg (5,004 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Basse und Selve BuS.IVa 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
• Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 2 × fixed, forward firing, synchronised 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 Spandau machines guns
  • 2 × 7.92 mm LMG 14/17 Parabellum machine-guns on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany

References

Bibliography

• Grosz, Peter M. (1996). Brandenburg W 29. Windsock Datafile. Vol. 55. Barkhamsted, UK: Albatros Publications. ISBN 0-948414-74-X.
• Herris, Jack (2012). German Seaplane Fighters of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 2. Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-51-3.
• Owers, Colin A. (2015). Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI: Volume 3–Monoplane Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 19. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-33-9.