DFW Floh
The DFW T.28 Floh (English: Flea) was a small German biplane fighter prototype designed by Hermann Dorner, the designer of the successful Hannover CL.II two-seat fighter of 1917, and built by Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke. Designed in 1915 as a high-speed fighter, the Floh had a small 6.20 m (20.3 ft) wingspan and a rather ungainly tall and thin fuselage. With a fixed conventional landing gear the Floh was powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Mercedes D.I inline piston engine, and on its first flight in December 1915 reached 180 km/h (110 mph), quite fast for the time. The aircraft suffered from very poor forward visibility and was difficult to land due to its narrow landing gear. The prototype crashed during the flight testing programme.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- DFW
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- German Empire
- First flight
- 1915-01-01
- Length
- 4.5 m
- Wingspan
- 6.25 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 97 kt
- Max speed
- 97 kt
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,314 lb
- Empty weight
- 776 lb
- Powerplant
- Mercedes D.I
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 14.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 21.3 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.