Pfalz D.VIII

D.VIII

Role	Fighter
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Pfalz Flugzeugwerke GmbH
First flight	1918
Introduction	1918
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Produced	1918
Number built	40

The Pfalz D.VIII was a German World War I fighter aircraft.

Development

The D.VIII was approved for production arising from German initiatives in 1918 to develop superior fighter aircraft. Its power unit, the Siemens-Halske Sh.III rotary enabled the type to achieve a top speed of 120 miles per hour (190 km/h) at sea level. Armament was twin 7.92mm Spandau machine guns.

Production

Forty units were completed but as this was very near the end of the war, they were used mostly for evaluation purposes.

Specifications (D.VIII - (Sh III engine))

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

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 5.65 m (18 ft 6½ in)
Wingspan: 7.52 m (24 ft 8½ in)
Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0½ in)
Wing area: 17.2 m² (186 ft²)
Empty weight: 543 kg (1,195 lb)
Loaded weight: 738 kg (1,624 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.III 11-cylinder geared rotary engine, 119 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 190 km/h ^[2] (103 knots, 118 mph)
Service ceiling: m (ft)
Wing loading: 42.9 kg/m² (8.73 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.16 kW/kg (0.099 hp/lb)
Endurance: 1.5 hours
Climb to 6,000 m (19,700 ft): 25 minutes

Armament

Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (0.31 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns

References

Notes

↑ Gray and Thetford 1962, p.509.
↑ Green and Swanborough 1994, p.468.

Bibliography

Cowin, H. W. "German and Austrian Aviation of World War I". Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-84176-069-2
Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London:Putnam, 1962.
Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Smithmark, 1994. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8.

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Pfalz D.VIII

Aircraft built by Pfalz Flugzeugwerke

Designs by other manufacturers, built and modified by Pfalz	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

Idflieg D, DD- and DJ-class aircraft designations

D- and DD- class

AEG	D.I D.II D.III

Albatros	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.VIII D.IX D.X D.XI D.XII

Aviatik	(D.I not assigned) D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII

Daimler	D.I D.II

DFW	D.I D.II

Euler	D.I D.II

Fokker	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.VIII

Friedrichshafen	D.I DD.II

Halberstadt	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V

Junkers	D.I

Kondor	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI

LFG/Roland	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.VIII D.IX D.X D.XI D.XII D.XIII D.XIV D.XV D.XVI D.XVII

LVG	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI

MFW	D.I

Naglo	D.I D.II

Pfalz	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.VIII D.IX D.X D.XI D.XII D.XIII D.XIV D.XV

Rumpler	D.I

Schütte-Lanz	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII

Siemens-Schuckert	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI

Zeppelin-Lindau	D.I

DJ- class

AEG	DJ.I

Aviation in World War I

People and aircraft	Commanders Aces Aircraft of the Entente Powers Aircraft of the Central Powers Zeppelins

Campaigns and battles	Strategic bombing German Cuxhaven Bombing of cities Aerial reconnaissance Fokker Scourge Flight over Vienna Bloody April Battles

Entente Powers air services	British air services Royal Flying Corps Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force Australian Flying Corps Canadian Air Force (1918–20) French Air Service Imperial Russian Air Service Royal Italian Air Corps United States Army Air Service Greek air services Army Air Service Naval Air Service

Central Powers air services	Imperial German Air Service Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops Ottoman Aviation Squadrons Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section

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