Schütte-Lanz D.IV
| D.IV | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Schütte-Lanz |
| Designer | Walter Stein |
| First flight | 1917 |
| Number built | 2 |
The Schütte-Lanz D.IV was a German fighter prototype during World War I. It was developed in parallel with the Schütte-Lanz D.III, however the two fighters had nothing in common. The D.IV was made of wood and was a single-bay staggered biplane with N-type interplane struts and ailerons on both upper and lower mainplanes. It first flew in late 1917 and was found to be inferior to the Schütte-Lanz D.III, and as a result production was not started.
A second prototype, designated D.IVa, was built with minor improvements including a frontal radiator and revised undercarriage. A proposed derivative of the D.IV with a Mercedes D.III fitted with a Brown Boveri compressor, designated D.V, was axed in May 1918 and remained a paper project only.[citation needed]
Specifications
[edit]Data from The Complete Book of Fighters[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
- Empty weight: 695 kg (1,532 lb)
- Gross weight: 886 kg (1,953 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IIIbo V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 160 kW (220 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden propeller
Performance
- Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 14 minutes
Armament
- Guns: 2 x 7.9 mm (0.311 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns
Notes
[edit]- ^ Green, William; Gordon Swanborough (1997). The Complete Book of Fighters. London: Salamander Books Limited. p. 520. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
Bibliography
[edit]- Green, William; Gordon Swanborough (1997). The Complete Book of Fighters. London: Salamander Books Limited. p. 520. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
Further reading
[edit]- Herris, Jack (2020). German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series (50). Vol. 2: Krieger to Union. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-86-5.