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Страна | Конструктор | Название | Год | Фото | Текст |
Страна: Германия Год: 1918
Fighter |
Pfalz - D.XII - 1918 - Германия | <– | –> | Pfalz - D.XV - 1918 - Германия |
J.Herris - Pfalz Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (5) |
Pfalz D.XIV 2800/18, when photographed at Adlershof in July 1918, also had the basic Pfalz color scheme of silbergrau fuselage, tailplane and elevators, with a white rudder. The wings, however, were covered in five-color printed fabric as had become standard on the D.VIII and D.XII by this time. | J.Herris - Pfalz Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (5) |
Pfalz D.XIV under test; more power required a larger rudder and fin. The D XIV was a participant in the second D-type Competition, but was not ordered in quantity. |
J.Herris - Pfalz Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (5) |
View of Pfalz D.XIV 2800/18 at Adlershof during the Typenprufung in July 1918. The D.XIV used the same basic structure as the D.XII, including the same fuselage and horizontal tail.The wings used the same ribs but the span was increased by one meter to give additional wing area to support the extra engine weight. The ailerons were enlarged to maintain roll rate with the longer wing span, and the vertical fin and rudder were enlarged to compensate for the increased engine power. The bump under the engine was necessary to provide room for the larger oil sump of the 200 hp Benz Bz.IV engine. A small gravity tank is mounted on the top wing just left of center. The aircraft wore standard Pfalz factory colors and markings for the time, including Pfalz silver-gray fuselage and fixed tail surfaces, white rudder, and five-color lozenge fabric on wings and elevators. Performance was little better than the D.XII due to the increased weight and, despite a production batch of 50 being ordered, production was terminated after a few machines were built so the engine could be used for the desperately needed LVG C.VI and Halberstadt C.V that were already in production. |
J.Herris - Pfalz Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (5) |
Pfalz D.XIV at the Pfalz factory. The pilot obscures the bulge for the engine sump, but the shape of the vertical fin and the engine identifies this aircraft as a Pfalz D.XIV instead of a D.XII. | J.Herris - Pfalz Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (5) |
Pfalz D.XIV 2800/18 at Adlershof during the Typenprufung in July 1918. The small gravity tank mounted on the top wing just left of center is clearly visible. | J.Herris - Pfalz Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (5) |
A factory photograph taken after mid-March 1918 (see Balkenkreuz on aircraft in the background) of an unidentified Pfalz fighter prototype powered by a 160 hp Mercedes D.III engine and armed with twin Spandau LMG 08/15 machine guns. The fuselage and control surfaces resemble those of the D.XII prototype but with single-bay wings. Ear radiators are fitted to ths prototype. Was this the Pfalz D.XI or D.XIII? | J.Herris - Pfalz Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (5) |
Pfalz D.XIV | J.Herris - Pfalz Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (5) |
Pfalz D.XIV | J.Herris - Pfalz Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (5) |
Pfalz D.XIV |