Euler D.II
| Euler D.II | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Euler-Werke |
| Designer | August Euler |
| First flight | early 1917 |
| Introduction | December 1917 |
| Retired | 1918 |
| Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
| Number built | 30 |
The Euler D.II was a German single-seat fighter, the successor to the earlier Euler D.I. The D.II was essentially a re-engined Euler D.I, the air-frame being virtually unchanged and the power plant being a 100 hp Oberusel U I 9-cylinder rotary.
Operational history
[edit]30 D.II fighters were ordered by the German air force in March 1917, however due to slow production these were not delivered until December 1917. As a result, the D.II was relegated to the role of a trainer aircraft for the rest of the war.
Operators
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Specifications
[edit]Data from German Aircraft of the First World War [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 5.94 m (19 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 7.47 m (24 ft 6 in)
- Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
- Empty weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
- Gross weight: 615 kg (1,356 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Oberursel U.I 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
- Propellers: 4-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
- Endurance: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 9 minutes 30 seconds
Armament
- Guns: 1 x engine-mounted 7.92mm machine gun
References
[edit]- ^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 330. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
Further reading
[edit]- William Green and Gordon Swanborough. The Complete Book of Fighters. Colour Library Direct, Godalming, UK: 1994. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.