Pfalz D.VIII

Infobox Aircraft
name = D.VIII



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type = Fighter
national origin = Germany
manufacturer = Pfalz Flugzeugwerke GmbH |designer =
first flight = 1918
introduction = 1918
retired =
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primary user = "Luftstreitkräfte"
more users =
produced = 1918
number built = 40
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The Pfalz D.VIII was a German World War I fighter aircraft.

Development

The D.VIII was approved for production arising from German initiatives in 1918 to develop superior fighter aircraft. Its power unit, the Siemens-Halske Sh.III rotary enabled the type to achieve a top speed of 120mph at sea level. Armament was twin 7.92mm Spandau machine guns.

Production

Forty units were completed but as this was very near the end of the war, they were used mostly for evaluation purposes.

pecifications (D.VIII - (Sh III engine))

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop

ref= German Aircraft of the First World War Gray and Thetford 1962, p.509.]

crew= One
capacity=
length main= 5.65 m
length alt= 18 ft 6½ in
span main= 7.52 m
span alt= 24 ft 8½ in
height main= 2.75 m
height alt= 9 ft 0½ in
area main= 17.2 m²
area alt= 186 ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 543 kg
empty weight alt= 1,195 lb
loaded weight main= 738 kg
loaded weight alt= 1,624 lb
useful load main=
useful load alt=
max takeoff weight main=
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engine (prop)=Siemens-Halske Sh.III
type of prop=11-cylinder geared rotary engine
number of props=1
power main= 119 kW
power alt= 160 hp
power original=

max speed main= 190 km/h Green and Swanborough 1994, p.468.]
max speed alt= 103 knots, 118 mph
cruise speed main=
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stall speed main=
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never exceed speed main=
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range main=
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ceiling main= m
ceiling alt= ft
climb rate main=
climb rate alt=
loading main= 42.9 kg/m²
loading alt= 8.73 lb/ft²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= 0.16 kW/kg
power/mass alt= 0.099 hp/lb
more performance=
*Endurance: 1.5 hours
*Climb to 6,000 m (19,700 ft): 25 minutes

guns=2 × 7.92 mm (0.31 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns

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similar aircraft=*Siemens-Schuckert D.IV

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References

Notes

Bibliography

* Cowin, H. W. "German and Austrian Aviation of World War I". Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-841-76069-2
* Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. "German Aircraft of the First World War". London:Putnam, 1962.
* Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. "The Complete Book of Fighters". New York: Smithmark, 1994. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8.

External links

* [http://www.cbrnp.com/profiles/quarter1/pfalzd8.htm Pfalz D.VIII]