IVL A.22 Hansa

The IVL A.22 Hansa was a Finnish license production of the German Hansa -Brandenburg W.33, a Seeaufklärungswasserflugzeugs.

History and construction

The Hansa -Brandenburg L.33 a two-seat monoplane with open cockpit, was developed in 1916 by Ernst Heinkel and deployed starting in 1918 by the German Navy airmen. 26 copies were built, but only six before the war ended. Noticeably better than the Friedrichshafen FF 33, it proved to be an excellent aircraft. The Hansa -Brandenburg monoplanes considerably influenced the German seaplane development, several similar machines appeared in 1918, as the Friedrichshafen FF.63, the Dornier CS-1, the Junkers J 11 or the LFG Roland ME 8

Finland purchased a number L.33 and L.34 from Germany and in 1921 it acquired then the license for the production of L.33. The first was built in Finland Hansa made ​​its maiden flight on 4 November 1922, was called A.22. This aircraft was the first industrially manufactured aircraft in Finland. In the following four years a total of 120 aircraft were produced. The machine could be instead of float equipped with skis. The aircraft was so reliable that the last copies remained in use until 1936.

Variants

  • Hansa -Brandenburg W.33 - German original production, 26 built
  • IVL A.22 Hansa - Finnish manufacturing license, 120 built

Military use

  • Finland Finland
  • Latvia Latvia: 2 copies

Specifications

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