Alter A.1

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The Alter A.1 was a single-seat biplane fighter aircraft first flown in February 1917. Built by Ludwig Alter-Werke of Darmstadt to a design by Kallweit und Ketterer, the A.1 was very similar in concept to the Nieuport 11.

Powered by a 110 hp Goebel Goe II 7-cylinder rotary engine, the A.1 had I-type interplane struts and a wood-framed, fabric and plywood covered fuselage, and was armed with twin, synchronised 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns.

Development was halted following demonstration to the Idflieg (Inspektion der Fliegertruppe), who judged its performance inadequate and its construction overly flimsy.

[edit] References

  • Green, W. & Swanborough, G. (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-85833-777-1


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