Albatros D.X

D.X
Role Fighter
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight 1918
Status Prototype only
Number built 1
Variants Albatros Dr.II

The Albatros D.X was a German prototype single-seat fighter biplane developed in 1918 in parallel with the D.IX. It used the same slab-sided, flat-bottomed fuselage (a departure from previous Albatros designs) but was powered by a 145 kW (195 hp) Benz Bz.IIIbo water-cooled vee-8 engine in place of the D.IX's Mercedes D.IIIa straight-six.

The D.X participated in the second D-type contest at Adlershof in June 1918, but development ceased at the prototype stage.

Contents

Specifications (D.X)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War [1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

References

Notes

  1. ^ Gray and Thetford 1962, p.262.

Bibliography

  • Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War (First edition ed.). London: Putnam. 
  • Green, W. & Swanborough, G. (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-85833-777-1