WKF 80.04

WKF 80.04
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	Austria-Hungary
Manufacturer	Wiener Karosserie und Flugzeugfabrik (WKF)
Designer	Alfred Gassner
First flight	September 1917
Number built	1

The WKF 80.04 was a prototype Austro-Hungarian reconnaissance aircraft built in the final months of World War I.

Development

80.04 was a biplane whose fuselage featured a hexagonal cross-section. Only one prototype was built.^[1]

Specifications

Data from Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
• Upper wingspan: 8.96 m (29 ft 5 in)
• Lower wingspan: 7.82 m (25 ft 8 in)
• Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
• Empty weight: 630 kg (1,389 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,030 kg (2,271 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler 6 water-cooled 6-cylinder in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
• Propellers: 2 or 4-bladed fixed-pitch ptropeller

Performance

References

1. Grosz, Peter M. (1993). Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. pp. 319–320.