Albatros D.X

D.X

Role	Fighter
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Albatros Flugzeugwerke
First flight	1918
Status	Prototype only
Number built	1^[1]
Variants	Albatros Dr.II

The Albatros D.X was a German prototype single-seat fighter biplane developed in 1918 in parallel with the Albatros D.IX. It used the same slab-sided and flat-bottomed fuselage as the D.IX, which was a departure from previous Albatros designs, but was powered by a 145 kW (195 hp) Benz Bz.IIIbo water-cooled V8 engine in place of the D.IX's Mercedes D.IIIa straight-six.^[1]

The D.X participated in the second D-type contest at Adlershof in June 1918, but development ceased at the prototype stage.^[1]

Specifications (D.X)

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

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.18 m (20 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 9.84 m (32 ft 3 in)
Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Empty weight: 666 kg (1,468 lb)
Gross weight: 905 kg (1,995 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IIIbo V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 145 kW (195 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph; 92 kn)
Endurance: 1 hour 30 minutes
Rate of climb: 3.79 m/s (746 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 22 minutes

Armament

Guns: 2x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns

References

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Notes

1 2 3 4 Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.

Bibliography

Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
Green, William; Gordon Swanborough (September 1995). The Complete Book of Fighters (1st ed.). Smithmark. ISBN 978-0-8317-3939-3.

Aircraft designed and built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke

Early aircraft

Military
designations

Dr.I
Dr.II

J.I
J.II

Company
designations

Landflugzeug (Landplanes)	L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 L 6 L 7 L 8 L 9 L 10 L 11 L 12 L 13 L 14 L 15 L 16 L 17 L 18 L 19 L 20 L 21 L 22 L 23 L 24 L 25 L 26 L 27 L 28 L 29 L 30 L 31 L 32 L 33 L 34 L 35 L 36 L 37 L 38 L 39 L 40 L 41 L 42 L 43 L 44 L 45 L 46 L 47 L 48 (project) L.49 L 50 (project) L 52 L 54 L 55 L 56 L 57 L 58 L 59 L 60 L 65 L 66 L 67 L 68 L 69 L 70 L 71 L 72 L 73 L 74 L 75 L 76 L 77 L 78 L 79 L 81 L 82 L 83 L 84 L 100 L 101 L 102 L 103

Wasserflugzeug (Waterplanes)	W.1 W.2 W.3 W.4 W.5 W.8

Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude)	H.1

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

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Albatros D.X

Specifications (D.X)

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