Hansa-Brandenburg KDW
| KDW | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Floatplane fighter |
| National origin | German Empire |
| Manufacturer | Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeug-Werke |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
| Number built | 58 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1916–1918 |
| Introduction date | 1916 |
| First flight | September 1916 |
| Developed from | Hansa-Brandenburg D.I |
The Hansa-Brandenburg KDW was a German single-engine, single-seat, fighter floatplane of World War I. The KDW – Kampf Doppeldecker, Wasser (Fighter Biplane, Water) – was adapted from the Hansa-Brandenburg D.I landplane to provide coastal defence over the North Sea.
It was produced under licence by the Austro-Hungarian manufacturer Phönix from 1916 in five batches, with progressively more powerful engines and armament, 58 aircraft in total being produced.