NFW E.II

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NFW E.II
RoleFighter
ManufacturerNational Flugzeug-Werk GmbH Johannisthal (NFW)
First flight1917
Number built1

The NFW E.II was a fighter aircraft built in Germany during World War I.

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Design

The E.II was an all-wood single seat monoplane powered by a Mercedes D.IIIa engine. One prototype was built and flown in 1917, but the type did not enter production.

Specifications (E.II)

Data from , [1] German Aircraft of the First World War [2]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

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References

  1. "NFW E.ii".
  2. Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 490. ISBN   0-370-00103-6.

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