Kaiserliche Werft Danzig 1105

No. 1105–1106
A Kaiserliche Werft Danzig floatplane with axles underneath the floats to allow for ground maneuvering
Role	Training seaplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
First flight	1917
Primary user	Imperial German Navy
Number built	2

Imperial German Navy seaplanes numbers 1105 and 1106 were the only examples of a unique design produced for the navy's flying service during the First World War. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} They were unarmed biplanes of conventional configuration with staggered wings of unequal span. ^{[1] [2]} The empennage included a sizable ventral fin. ^{[1] [2]} Intended as training aircraft, ^[3] the pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits. ^{[1] [2]} The undercarriage consisted of twin pontoons. ^[1] The interplane strut arrangement was remarkable for its day, consisting of N-struts and V-struts without any rigging wires. ^[1]

These machines were supplied to the naval base at Putzig at the end of 1917. ^[1]

Specifications

Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.164; Gray & Thetford, p.450

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
• Length: 8.85 m (29 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 14.10 m (46 ft 3 in)
• Height: 3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
• Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III , 110 kW (150 hp)

Notes

1. Nowarra 1966, p.78
2. Gray & Thetford 1962, p.450
3. Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.154
4. Taylor 1989, p.547

References

• Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
• Herris, Jack (2015). German Seaplanes of WWI: Sablatnig, Kaiserliche Werften, Lübeck-Travemünde, LTG, & Oertz: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 15. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN   978-1-935881-27-8.
• Kroschel, Günter; Helmut Stützer (1994). Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918. Herford: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
• Nowarra, Heinz J. (1966). Marine Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War. Letchworth, Harts: Harleyford Publications.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.