Schütte-Lanz D.IV

Infobox Aircraft
name = D.IV
type = Fighter
manufacturer = Schütte-Lanz


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designer = Walter Stein
first flight = avyear|1917
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primary user = Luftstreitkräfte
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produced = 1917
number built = 1
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variants with their own articles = 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 never continued.

List of operators

Specifications

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=One
span main=9.00 m
span alt=29 ft 6⅓ in
area main= 22.96 m²
area alt= 247.15 sq ft
length main=5.80m
length alt=19 ft 0¼ in
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empty weight main=695 kg
empty weight alt=1,532 lb
loaded weight main=885 kg
loaded weight alt=1,951 lb
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engine (prop)=Benz Bz.IIIbo
type of prop=eight-cylinder Vee-type water-cooled engine
number of props=1
power main=164 kW
power alt=220 hp
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more performance
* Time to 5,000 metres - 14 minutes
guns=2 x 7.9 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns

Bibliography

* William Green and Gordon Swanborough. "The Complete Book of Fighters". Colour Library Direct, Godalming, UK: 1994. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.