Pfalz Dr.II

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Pfalz Dr. II
RoleFighter
Manufacturer Pfalz Flugzeugwerke
First flight1917
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
Number built2

The Pfalz Dr.II was a German triplane fighter prototype of World War I built by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke .

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Development

The Pfalz Dr.II was a lightweight development of the Dr.I with a reduced wing area. The first prototype had a 110 hp (81 kW) Oberursel Ur II engine, and the second prototype (Dr.IIa) used a Siemens-Halske Sh I engine, which developed the same power. However, the Dr.II did not enter production. [1] [2]

List of operators

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Specifications (Dr.IIa)

Data fromAngelucci [3]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

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References

  1. "Pfalz Dr.I".
  2. Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.
  3. Angelucci 1983, p. 47.

Bibliography