The Hansa-Brandenburg W.23 was a German flying-boat fighter of World War I.
Design
The W.23 followed the design philosophy for all flying boat biplanes built by Hansa-Brandenburg, including a swept lower wing, wing floats, pusher engine arrangement, and a single-step hull. Although similar to design to the Hansa-Brandenburg W.18, it differed in having a longer fuselage. Three aircraft (MN 1647-1649) were delivered from June 1917 to January 1918, but flight characteristics were deemed poor.[1]
^ abGreen, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. London: Salamander. pp. 85–86. ISBN1-85833-777-1.
^Owers, C.A. (2015). Hansa-Brandenburg : Aircraft of WW InVolume 2, Biplane Seaplanes. Aeronaut Books. pp. 83–86. ISBN9781935881322.
Bibliography
Owers, Colin A. (2015). Hansa-Brandenburg Aircraft of WWI: Volume 2–Biplane Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 18. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN978-1-935881-32-2.