The Pfalz D.VIII was a German World War I fighter aircraft.
Development
The D.VIII was approved for production arising from German initiatives in 1918 to develop superior fighter aircraft. Its power unit, the Siemens-Halske Sh.III rotary enabled the type to achieve a top speed of 120 miles per hour (190 km/h) at sea level. Armament was twin 7.92mm Spandau machine guns.
Production
Forty units were completed but as this was very near the end of the war, they were used mostly for evaluation purposes.
Specifications (D.VIII - (Sh III engine))
Data from German Aircraft of the First World War [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 5.65 m (18 ft 6½ in)
- Wingspan: 7.52 m (24 ft 8½ in)
- Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0½ in)
- Wing area: 17.2 m² (186 ft²)
- Empty weight: 543 kg (1,195 lb)
- Loaded weight: 738 kg (1,624 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.III 11-cylinder geared rotary engine, 119 kW (160 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 km/h [2] (103 knots, 118 mph)
- Service ceiling: m (ft)
- Wing loading: 42.9 kg/m² (8.73 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.16 kW/kg (0.099 hp/lb)
- Endurance: 1.5 hours
- Climb to 6,000 m (19,700 ft): 25 minutes
Armament
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
Notes
- ↑ Gray and Thetford 1962, p.509.
- ↑ Green and Swanborough 1994, p.468.
Bibliography
- Cowin, H. W. "German and Austrian Aviation of World War I". Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-84176-069-2
- Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London:Putnam, 1962.
- Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Smithmark, 1994. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8.
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