| D.VI | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Single seatfighter aircraft Type of aircraft |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Pfalz Flugzeugwerke |
| First flight | Early 1917 |
ThePfalz D.VI was a Germansesquiplanefighter aircraft fromWorld War I. It was not put into production.
The D.VI was a singlebay sesquiplane with parallelchord wings which had angledtips The lower planes were smaller in span andchord than the upper ones but there was nostagger. Theinterplane struts were similar to those of theD.III, almost V-form but with a squared-off vertex and placed near the lowerleading edge. Thefuselage and wing centre section were joined by a pair of outward leaningcabane struts on each side. As on the D.III, the lower wing roots were carefullyfaired into the fuselage. There wereailerons only on the upper wings.[1]
The Pfalz was fitted with a nine-cylinder 82 kW (110 hp)Oberursel U.IIrotary engine, driving a two-bladepropeller with a largespinner. The fuselage was nearly circular in cross section; smoothly covered withplywood, it tapered towards the tail. The straight edgedtailplane was mounted at mid fuselage and carriedhorn balancedelevators with angled tips. A nearly triangular, flat-toppedfin carried a D-shapedrudder, hinged at the elevatortrailing edge. A single-seat, opencockpit placed the pilot under the upper trailing edge, which had a shallow but broad cut-out to enhance his view. The D.VI had a simple fixedconventional undercarriage, with mainwheels on a single axle supported at each end by a slender V-form pair of struts. There was a small tailskid. It was armed with a pair of fixedLMG 08/15 7.9 mm (0.31 in) calibremachine guns, the standard German single-seat fighter equipment of the time.[1]
The D.VI was one of three Pfalz aircraft which competed at the first D-Type contest held atAdlershof in January and February 1918, the others being theD.VII and theD.VIII. It gained its Type Certificate in September 1918 but failed to win a production order.[1]
Data from Green & Swanborough[1]
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