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The W.18 single-seat fighter flying boat was, like the CC
that it supplanted, intended primarily for the Austro-
Hungarian Navy. The prototype was flown early in 1917
with a 150hp Benz Bz III six-cylinder water-cooled
engine, and production with a 200hp Hiero engine was
undertaken on behalf of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, a total of 47 being delivered between September 1917
and May 1918. Armament normally comprised two fixed
forward-firing 8mm Schwarzlose machine guns, and
the W.18 was employed for both station defence and
fighter patrol tasks. One Benz-engined example was
delivered to the German Navy in December 1917.
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| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 1145 kg | 2524 lb |
| Empty weight | 875 kg | 1929 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 10.70 m | 35 ft 1 in |
| Length | 8.15 m | 27 ft 9 in |
| Height | 3.45 m | 11 ft 4 in |
| Wing area | 34.38 m2 | 370.06 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 170 km/h | 106 mph |
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