Fighters1917 German fighter aircraft
Pfalz D.III
The Pfalz D.III was a fighter aircraft used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War. The D.III was the first major original design from Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. Though generally considered inferior to contemporary Albatros and Fokker fighters, the D.III was widely used by the Jagdstaffeln from late 1917 to mid-1918. It continued to serve as a training aircraft until the end of the war.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- German Reich
- First flight
- 1917-04-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 89.1 kt
- Max speed
- 89.1 kt
- Range
- 5.8 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 7.2 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,056 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,532 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 6.4 US gal
- Powerplant
- Mercedes D.IIIa 6-cyl. water-cooled in-line piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 22.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 30.8 ft
- Height
- 8.8 ft
- Number built
- 1,010
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.