Pfalz Dr.I

Pfalz Dr. I

Pfalz Dr.I
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Pfalz Flugzeugwerke
First flight	October 1917
Introduction	April 1918
Retired	1918
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Number built	10

The Pfalz Dr.I was a German fighter prototype of World War I. Official interest in the potential of the triplane configuration for single-seat fighters prompted Pfalz to develop the Dr.I. It underwent initial testing in October 1917, and an initial batch of 10 aircraft were shipped to the Front and arrived in April 1918.

Operational history

Service pilots involved in testing the Dr.I considered it too slow and its Sh III engine too unreliable for frontline use and no further examples were produced. Jasta 73 was equipped with this aircraft in 1918.

List of operators

German Empire

Luftstreitkrafte

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 5.50m (18 ft 0½ in)
Wingspan: 8.55 m (28 ft 0⅔ in)
Height: 2.76 m (9 ft 0⅔ in)
Wing area: 17.20m² (185.14 ft²)
Empty weight: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
Loaded weight: 705 kg (1,554 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.III eleven cylinder geared rotary engine, 119 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph) 190km/h (118mph) at 4,000m (13,125 ft)
Service ceiling: 6,000 m^[1] (19,680 ft)
Time to 5,000 m: 13.5 minutes
Endurance: 1.5 hours

Armament

Guns: 2 x synchronised LMG 08/15 machine guns

References

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Notes

↑ 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.

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 Dr, and DDr-class aircraft designations

Dr- class	AEG Dr.I Albatros Dr.I Dr.II DFW Dr.I Euler D.I D.II Fokker Dr.I LFG Dr.I Pfalz Dr.I Dr.II Schütte-Lanz Dr.I Siemens-Schuckert Dr.I Dr.II

DDr- class	Siemens-Schuckert DDr.I DDr.II

World War I aircraft of the Central Powers

Fighters	AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau D.I

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 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

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