LVG D.II

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LVG D.II
RoleFighter
ManufacturerLVG
First flight1916
Number built1

The LVG D.II (company designation D 12) [1] was a German fighter plane built by LVG in World War I. It originally flew in 1916, but was damaged during flight tests and never saw production.

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Design

The D.II was a single-seat biplane fighter with wings of unequal span and a plywood covered semi-monocoque fuselage as seen on the earlier D.10 prototype fighter. V struts connected the wings, and the fuselage occupied the gap between the wings. The pilot's cockpit was situated just behind the wing's trailing edge, with a small headrest behind it. The D.II also had a cross axle undercarriage. [2] [1]

Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p.  479. ISBN   0-370-00103-6.
  2. 1 2 Rickard, John (2014-08-27). "LVG D.II". www.historyofwar.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-02-01.

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