Hansa-Brandenburg G.I
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Hansa-Brandenburg G.I | |
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Role | Bomber |
Manufacturer | UFAG
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Designer | Ernst Heinkel |
First flight | early 1916 |
Introduction | 1917 |
Primary user | KuKLFT
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Produced | 1917 to 1918 |
Number built | ca. 50 |
The Hansa-Brandenburg G.I was a
A small initial production batch of six aircraft was delivered by March 1917, but were all grounded soon thereafter and put into storage due to a contractual dispute between the manufacturer and
The G.I eventually equipped three squadrons plus a replacement unit, but reports from pilots were unfavourable, especially in comparison to the Gotha G.IV that was becoming available. The Hansa-Brandenburg machine was therefore quickly relegated to training duties. In the three months that these aircraft had been at the front, they had only carried out a single successful sortie. As a footnote to the G.I's military service, the type also served as a testbed in experiments in mounting large-caliber cannon on aircraft; flying with nose-mounted 50 mm (2 in) and (separately) 70 mm (2.75 in) Skoda weapons, and a 37 mm (1.46 in) Skoda cannon mounted in the dorsal gunner's position.
Operators
- Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: Three - pilot, bombardier, and gunner
- Length: 9.80 m (32 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 18.00 m (59 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 70.0 m2 (753 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,776 kg (3,915 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,740 kg (6,040 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Austro-Daimler 6 cyl. water-cooled inline piston engine , 120 kW (160 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 133 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn)
- Rate of climb: 1.7 m/s (330 ft/min)
Armament
- 2 × 8 mm (.315 in) Schwarzlose machine guns
- Bombs
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 472.