Hansa-Brandenburg W.34 Explained

Hansa-Brandenburg W.34 was a prototype German two-seat, single-engined floatplane, which had been designed by Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke during World War I.

Development

The W.34 was similar in design to the W.33, but was powered by a Basse und Selve BuS.IVa six-cylinder water-cooled engine. The first prototype flew in 1918, shortly before the Armistice.^[1] The other two prototypes were operated by the Finnish Navy following the Versailles Treaty and used for coastal defence, being re-engined with Fiat A.12bis engines.

Bibliography

• Book: Grosz, Peter M.. Brandenburg W 29. Windsock Datafile. 55 . Albatros Publications. Barkhamsted, UK. 1996. 0-948414-74-X.
• Book: Herris, Jack. German Seaplane Fighters of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 2. Aeronaut Books. 2012 . 978-1-935881-51-3.
• Book: Owers . Colin A. . Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI: Volume 3–Monoplane Seaplanes . 2015 . Aeronaut Books . n.p. . 978-1-935881-33-9. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 19.

Notes and References

1. Herris 2012, pp. 110–111