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Germany |
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Type: Fighter |
| Manufacturer:
Albatros |
| Service:
1916 - 1918 |
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Flight: 1916 |
| Production:
291 |
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The Albatros D.II was a German fighter aircraft used during the First World War. Albatros built 200 D.II aircraft. LVG (Luft-Verkehrs-Geselleschaft) produced another 75 under license. Oeffag (Oesterreichische Flugzeugfabrik AG) also built the D.II under license but only 16 examples were completed before production shifted to the Albatros D.III.
Service numbers peaked in January 1917, when 214 machines were in service. As of 30 June 1917, 72 aircraft were in the frontline inventory. The D.II continued to be operated well into 1917.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( D.II) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: one (pilot)
- Length: 7.40 m (23 ft 3.5 in)
- Wingspan: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
- Height: 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 24.5 m (264 ft)
- Empty weight: 637 kg (1,404 lb)
- Loaded weight: 888 kg (1,958 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 x Mercedes D.III 6-cylinder inline engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 175 km/h (95 knots, 110 mph)
- Service ceiling 5,180 m (16,990 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3 m/s (596 ft/min)
- Endurance: 1.5 hours
Armament
- 2 x forward-firing 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns
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