Pfalz Dr.II

Pfalz Dr. II
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Pfalz Flugzeugwerke
First flight	1917
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Number built	2

The Pfalz Dr.II was a German triplane fighter prototype of World War I bult by Pfalz.

Development

The Pfalz Dr.II was a lightweight development of the Dr.I with a reduced wing area. The first prototype had a 110 hp (81 kW) Oberursel Ur II engine, and the second prototype (Dr.IIa) used a Siemens-Halske Sh I engine, which developed the same power. However, the Dr.II did not enter production.^[1]^[2]

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German Empire

Luftstreitkrafte

Specifications (Dr.IIa)

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 5.50m (18 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.76 m (8 ft 8 1/2 in)
Wing area: 17.20m² (185.14 ft²)
Empty weight: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
Loaded weight: 705 kg (1,554 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.III eleven cylinder geared rotary engine, 119 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph) 190km/h (118mph) at 4,000m (13,125 ft)
Service ceiling: 6,000 m^[3] (19,680 ft)
Time to 5,000 m: 13.5 minutes
Endurance: 1.5 hours

Armament

Guns: 2 x synchronised LMG 08/15 machine guns

References

↑ http://airwar.ru/enc/fww1/pfdr1.html
↑ Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.
↑ Angelucci 1983, p. 47.

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[1] ttp://airwar.ru/enc/fww1/pfdr1.html

[2] Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.

[3] Angelucci 1983, p. 47.

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v t e Aircraft built by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke
Designs by other manufacturers, built and modified by Pfalz	A.I A.II C.I D.I D.II E.I E.II E.III E.IV E.V E.VI
Biplanes	D.4 D.III D.IV D.VI D.VII D.VIII D.XII D.XIV D.XV
Triplanes	Dr-Typ Dr.I Dr.II

v t e Idflieg Dr, and DDr-class aircraft designations
Dr- class	AEG Dr.I Albatros Dr.I Dr.II DFW Dr.I Euler D.I D.II Fokker Dr.I LFG Dr.I Pfalz Dr.I Dr.II Schütte-Lanz Dr.I Siemens-Schuckert Dr.I Dr.II
DDr- class	Siemens-Schuckert DDr.I DDr.II

v t e World War I aircraft of the Central Powers
Fighters	AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau D.I
Bombers and ground attack	AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
Reconnaissance	AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube
Trainers	Euler D.I
Prototypes	Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I

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