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|type = Fighter |
|type = Fighter |
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|manufacturer = [[Pfalz Flugzeugwerke]] |
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|first flight = October |
|first flight = October 1917 |
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|introduced = April |
|introduced = April 1918 |
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|primary user = [[Luftstreitkräfte]] |
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The '''Pfalz Dr.I''' was a |
The '''Pfalz Dr.I''' was a German fighter prototype of [[World War I]]. Official interest in the potential of the [[triplane]] configuration for single-seat fighters prompted Pfalz to develop the Dr.I. It underwent initial testing in October 1917, and an initial batch of 10 aircraft were shipped to the Front and arrived in April 1918. |
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==Operational history== |
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==Specifications== |
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|ref=''Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980,<ref name=Enzo>{{cite book| author = Enzo Angelucci| title = Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980| year = 1981| publisher = Crescent| isbn = 978-0-517-41021-9 |page=47}}</ref> German Aircraft of the First World War'' <ref name=Gray>{{cite book |last=Gray |first=Peter |last2=Thetford |first2=Owen |title=German Aircraft of the First World War |url=https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet |url-access=limited |year=1970 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=0-370-00103-6 |edition=2nd |page=[https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet/page/n273 507]}}</ref> |
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|area alt= 185.14 ft² |
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|length alt=18 ft 0½ in |
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|power main=119 kW |
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|power alt=160 hp |
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|eng1 type=11-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine |
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|max speed main=190 km/h |
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|time to altitude={{cvt|1000|m}} in 1 minutes 42 seconds |
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==References== |
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{{Commons category|Pfalz Dr.I}} |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite book| author = Enzo Angelucci| title = Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980| year = 1981| publisher = Crescent| isbn = 978-0-517-41021-9 }} |
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* {{cite book| author = William Green|author2=Gordon Swanborough| title = Complete Book of Fighters| date = 1998-12-01| isbn = 978-1-85833-777-7 }} |
* {{cite book| author = William Green|author2=Gordon Swanborough| title = Complete Book of Fighters| date = 1998-12-01| isbn = 978-1-85833-777-7 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1=Herris |first1=Jack |title=Pfalz Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes |date=2012 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=Charleston, SC |isbn=978-1-935881-12-4|series=Great War Aviation Centennial Series|volume=5}} |
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{{World War I Aircraft of the Central Powers}} |
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[[Category:German fighter aircraft |
[[Category:1910s German fighter aircraft]] |
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[[Category:Pfalz aircraft|Dr.I]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 8 January 2024
| Pfalz Dr. I | |
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| Pfalz Dr.I | |
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Pfalz Flugzeugwerke |
| First flight | October 1917 |
| Introduction | April 1918 |
| Retired | 1918 |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
| Number built | 10 |
The Pfalz Dr.I was a German fighter prototype of World War I. Official interest in the potential of the triplane configuration for single-seat fighters prompted Pfalz to develop the Dr.I. It underwent initial testing in October 1917, and an initial batch of 10 aircraft were shipped to the Front and arrived in April 1918.
Operational history
[edit]Service pilots involved in testing the Dr.I considered it too slow and its Sh III engine too unreliable for frontline use and no further examples were produced. Jasta 73 was equipped with this aircraft in 1918.
List of operators
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Specifications
[edit]Data from Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980,[1] German Aircraft of the First World War [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 8.55 m (28 ft 1 in)
- Height: 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 17.2 m2 (185 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
- Gross weight: 705 kg (1,554 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.III 11-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 119 kW (160 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
- Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 1 minutes 42 seconds
- 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 6 minutes 12 seconds
- 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 13 minutes 30 seconds
Armament
- Guns: 2 x synchronised LMG 08/15 machine guns
References
[edit]- ^ Enzo Angelucci (1981). Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. Crescent. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-517-41021-9.
- ^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 507. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pfalz Dr.I.
- William Green; Gordon Swanborough (1998-12-01). Complete Book of Fighters. ISBN 978-1-85833-777-7.
- Herris, Jack (2012). Pfalz Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 5. Charleston, SC: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-12-4.