| No. 947 | |
|---|---|
 A forward oblique view of the Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven 947 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Maritime reconnaissance floatplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1916 |
The Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven 947 was a maritime reconnaissance floatplane built for the Imperial German Navy's (Kaiserliche Marine) Naval Air Service (Marine-Fliegerabteilung) during the First World War, the sole example of its type. [1] [2] [3] It was one of only three armed aircraft built by the Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven amongst a variety of trainer seaplanes that they had produced for the Navy during the course of the war. [1] Number 947 was a two-bay biplane of conventional design, with twin pontoon undercarriage, and two open cockpits in tandem. [1] [2] It received the Naval classification CHFT, [3] indicating an armed aircraft equipped with radio gear capable of both sending and receiving. [4]
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The design bore a resemblance to a pair of trainer seaplanes produced at Wilhelmshaven (Nos 461–462) and to a design from Kaiserliche Werft Kiel (Nos 463–466), and all three designs could have been the work of the same designer or designers. [1] The machine was evaluated by the seaplane testing unit (SVK – Seeflugzeug-Versuchskommando ) at Warnemünde at some point, but the records that have survived are somewhat contradictory. [1] In any case, no further examples were constructed. [1] [3]