Engineering:LVG D.II
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Short description: WWI German fighter aircraft
| LVG D.II | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | LVG |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Number built | 1 |
The LVG D.II (company designation D 12)[1] was a German fighter plane built by LVG in World War I. It originally flew in 1916, but was damaged during flight tests and never saw production.
Design
The D.II was a single-seat biplane fighter with wings of unequal span and a plywood covered semi-monocoque fuselage as seen on the earlier D.10 prototype fighter. V struts connected the wings, and the fuselage occupied the gap between the wings. The pilot's cockpit was situated just behind the wing's trailing edge, with a small headrest behind it. The D.II also had a cross axle undercarriage.[2][1]
Specifications
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch
Performance
- Maximum speed: 199 km/h (124 mph, 107 kn)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 479. ISBN 0-370-00103-6. https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rickard, John (2014-08-27). "LVG D.II". http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_LVG_DII.html.
Bibliography
- Herris, Jack (2019). LVG Aircraft of WWI: Volume 3: C.VI–C.XI & Fighters: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 36. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-74-2.
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