W.25
Role Floatplane fighter
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Hansa-Brandenburg
First flight 1917
Number built 1

The Hansa-Brandenburg W.25 was a German floatplane fighter of the World War I era, designed and built by Hansa-Brandenburg.[1]

Design and development

The W.25 was an improved version of the KDW with a modified biplane cellule with conventional inter-plane struts. One prototype was built (s/n 2258), and the aircraft competed with the Albatros W.4, but the W.4 demonstrated a better flight performance. Therefore, Hansa-Brandenburg returned the W.25 to its factory for modification with a second pair of ailerons on the lower wing. However, the W.25 was not ordered into production because the Imperial German Navy lost interest in single-seat fighters.

Specifications (W.25)

Data from ,[2] German Aircraft of the First World War[3]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ^ The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aircraft. London: Orbis Publications. 1985. pp. 2098–2099.
  2. ^ "Hansa-Brandenburg W.25". www.airwar.ru. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 297. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.

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