| W.20 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Submarine-launched reconnaissance flying boat |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Hansa-Brandenburg |
| Number built | 3 |
The Hansa-Brandenburg W.20 was a German submarine-launched reconnaissance flying boat of the World War I era, designed and built by Hansa-Brandenburg. [1]
Due to the need to be stored and launched from a submarine aircraft carrier, the W.20 was a small single-seat biplane flying boat that was designed to be assembled and dismantled quickly. [1] It had a slender hull on which was mounted a biplane wing and a conventional braced tailplane. [1] It was powered by a seven-cylinder, 80 PS Oberursel U.0 rotary engine — basically a German-made near-clone of the Gnome Lambda pre-war French rotary — mounted on struts between the wings driving a pusher propeller. [1] The pilot had an open cockpit just forward of the lower wing. [1] Because of the slender hull stabilising floats were fitted below and at the end of the lower wings. [1] The submarine intended to carry the W.20 was not built and only three W.20s were built. [1]
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