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The Closing Days Of The War
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 Modified wing construction and an improved rotary engine made the Siemens-Schuckert D.IV a better aircraft than its predecessor the D.III. Considered superior to the Fokker D.VII, it entered service in small numbers, too late to have much of an impact on the outcome of the air war. |
Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Country: Germany Manufacturer: Siemens-Schuckert Type: Fighter Entered Service: 1918 Number Built: 123 Engines: Siemens-Halske Sh IIIa, rotary, 160 hp Wing Span: 8.35 m Length: 5.70 m Empty Weight: 540 kg Max Speed: 184 km/h Ceiling: 26,000 ft in 20 mins Crew: 1 Armament: Two 7.9 mm machine guns |
 Winner of the April 1918 fighter competition, the Fokker D.VIII monoplane was delayed by production problems. Only thirty six of them entered service during the last weeks of the war. Equipped with an underpowered engine, the D.VIII was nevertheless an excellent fighter eagerly received by the German air service. Dubbed the "Flying Razor" by Allied pilots, it had the distinction of scoring the last aerial victory of the war. |
Fokker D.VIII Country: Germany Manufacturer: Fokker Flugzeug-Werke GmbH Type: Fighter First Introduced: 1918 Number Built: About 290 Engine: Oberursel UR-II, 9 cylinder rotary, 110 hp Wing Span: 27 ft 6.75 in Length: 19 ft 4 in Height: 9 ft 3 in Gross Weight: 1,238 lb Max Speed: 115 mph at sea level Ceiling: 20,670 ft Endurance: 1.5 hours Crew: 1 Armament: 2 Spandau machine guns |
 The Junker D-1was a design for a rugged, fast medium altitude fighter with all metal construction that was the direct ancestor to the fighters that would be used in the next war. |
Junkers D.I Engine: 1 x BMW IIIa 185 hp. Wingspan: 9.00 m Length: 7.30 m Weight: 654 kg/834 kg Max. speed: 185 km/h Ceiling: 6000 m Crew: 1 Armament: 2 x machineguns |
 The Junkers CL1 was produced in too late and in too limited numbers to have any real effect in the outcome of the war, but it was a glimpse of things to come. The basic design concepts for the warplanes of World War 2 were now ready to refine. |
Junkers CL.I Country: Germany Type: Ground Attack Entered Service: 1918 Engine: Mercedes D.IIIa, 6 cylinder, 180 hp Wing Span: 39 ft 6 in 12.04 m Length: 25 ft 11 in 7.9 m Height: 7 ft 8½ in 2.65 m Empty Weight: Gross Weight: 2,310 lb 1,050 kg Max Speed: 100 mph 161 km/h Ceiling: 19,685 ft 6,000 m Endurance: 2 hours Crew: 2 Armament: 3 machine guns |
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Original material copyright © 7/8/99 W. Ira Boucher. All Rights Reserved. |
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