Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven 947
| No. 947 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance seaplane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Number built | 1 |
Imperial German Navy seaplane number 947 was a reconnaissance aircraft produced 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]
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]
Specifications
Data from Kroschel & Stützer 1994, p.145, Gray & Thetford 1962, p.451
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and observer
Notes
References
- Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
- 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.