Pfalz Dr.II

Pfalz Dr. II
	Pfalz Dr.II (on the left side) & Pfalz Dr.I
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Pfalz Flugzeugwerke
First flight	1917
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Number built	2

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

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

German Empire

Luftstreitkrafte

Specifications (Dr.IIa)

Data from Angelucci ^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 17.2 m² (185 sq ft)
Empty weight: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
Gross weight: 705 kg (1,554 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.III 11 cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Endurance: 1 hour 30 minutes
Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 13.5 minutes

Armament

Guns: 2 x synchronised LMG 08/15 machine guns

References

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

Bibliography

Enzo Angelucci (1981). Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. Crescent. ISBN 978-0-517-41021-9.
William Green; Gordon Swanborough (1998-12-01). Complete Book of Fighters. ISBN 978-1-85833-777-7.
Herris, Jack (2012). Pfalz Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 5. Charleston, SC: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-12-4.

[1] "Pfalz Dr.I".

[2] Treadwell, Terry, 2010. German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Stroud: Amberley Publishing.

[3] Angelucci 1983, p. 47.

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v t e Pfalz aircraft
Licensed designs and derivatives	A.I A.II C.I D.I D.II E.I E.II E.III E.IV E.V E.VI
Biplanes	D.4 D.III D.IV D.VI D.VII D.VIII D.XII D.XIV D.XV
Triplanes	Dr-Typ Dr.I Dr.II
Monoplanes	D.X

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Bombers and ground attack	AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
Reconnaissance	AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube
Trainers	Euler D.I
Prototypes	Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I