Schütte-Lanz D.III
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| Schütte-Lanz D.III | |
|---|---|
| Role | fighterTemplate:Short description |
| Manufacturer | Luftfahrzeugbau Schütte-Lanz |
| Designer | Walter Stein |
| First flight | January 1918 |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
| Number built | 1 |
The Schütte-Lanz D.III was a German fighter prototype during World War I. It participated in the first Idflieg D competition at Adlershof, Germany in January and February 1918. It was a conventional single-bay staggered biplane with N-type interplane struts. Constructed of wood with fabric skinning, the D.III gave an unspectacular performance: production was never continued.
Variants
- Dr.I
- The Dr.I was a triplane using the fuselage, empennage, engine and undercarriage (apart from a slightly repositioned tailskid) of the D.III. The new wings had a smaller span (Script error: No such module "convert".) but had single bays and N-struts as before. The centre wing was attached to the upper fuselage and the upper one supported over the cockpit on a N-strutted cabane. Unusually, though there was stagger between the lower pair of wings, there was none between the upper two. The Dr.I took part in the second D competition, held from 27 May to 28 June 1918.
Specifications
References
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Bibliography
- William Green and Gordon Swanborough. The Complete Book of Fighters. Colour Library Direct, Godalming, UK: 1994. Template:ISBN.
Further reading
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