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.IIIrotary 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.
Productionedit
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))edit
Data fromGerman Aircraft of the First World War[1]
^Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. pp. 502–503. ISBN0-370-00103-6.
^Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. London: Salamander. p. 468. ISBN1-85833-777-1.
Further readingedit
Cowin, H. W. (2000). German and Austrian aviation of World War I : a pictorial chronicle of the airmen and aircraft that forged German airpower. Osprey Pub. ISBN1-84176-069-2.
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. ISBN978-1-935881-12-4.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pfalz D.VIII.
YouTube May 2020 video of Mikael Carlson's authentic Pfalz D VIII biplane reproduction in ground-trials, with restored and operable Sh III engine
Pfalz D.VIII
January 01, 1970
pfalz, viii, german, world, fighter, aircraft, viii, role, fighter, national, origin, germany, manufacturer, pfalz, flugzeugwerke, gmbh, first, flight, 1918, introduction, 1918, primary, user, luftstreitkräfte, produced, 1918, number, built, contents, developm. The Pfalz D VIII was a German World War I fighter aircraft D VIII Role Fighter National origin Germany Manufacturer Pfalz Flugzeugwerke GmbH First flight 1918 Introduction 1918 Primary user Luftstreitkrafte Produced 1918 Number built 40 Contents 1 Development 2 Production 3 Specifications D VIII Sh III engine 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksDevelopment editThe 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 editForty 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 editData from German Aircraft of the First World War 1 General characteristicsCrew 1 Length 5 65 m 18 ft 6 in Wingspan 7 52 m 24 ft 8 in Height 2 75 m 9 ft 0 in Wing area 17 2 m2 185 sq ft Empty weight 543 kg 1 197 lb Gross weight 738 kg 1 627 lb Powerplant 1 Siemens Halske Sh III 11 cylinder air cooled geared rotary engine 119 kW 160 hp Alternative engines prototypes only Oberursel U III 119 kW 160 hp Goebel Goe III 104 kW 140 hp Propellers 4 bladed fixed pitch propeller Performance Maximum speed 190 km h 120 mph 100 kn 2 Endurance 1 hour 30 minutes Time to altitude 6 000 m 20 000 ft in 25 minutes Wing loading 42 9 kg m2 8 8 lb sq ft Power mass 0 16 kW kg 0 097 hp lb Armament Guns 2 7 92 mm 0 31 in LMG 08 15 machine gunsSee also editAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Siemens Schuckert D IVReferences edit Gray Peter Thetford Owen 1970 German Aircraft of the First World War 2nd ed London Putnam pp 502 503 ISBN 0 370 00103 6 Green William Swanborough Gordon 1994 The Complete Book of Fighters London Salamander p 468 ISBN 1 85833 777 1 Further reading editCowin H W 2000 German and Austrian aviation of World War I a pictorial chronicle of the airmen and aircraft that forged German airpower Osprey Pub ISBN 1 84176 069 2 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 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pfalz D VIII YouTube May 2020 video of Mikael Carlson s authentic Pfalz D VIII biplane reproduction in ground trials with restored and operable Sh III engine Pfalz D VIII Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pfalz D VIII amp oldid 1194547610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
