Daimler L14
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| Type: | Fighter plane |
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| First flight: |
Autumn 1919 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
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The Daimler L14 was a two-seater monoplane produced by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft that flew for the first time in 1919. It was built as a two-seater, aerodynamically refined version of the Daimler L11 . The drive consisted of a water-cooled Daimler D IIIb . Since it was planned to be used as a fighter aircraft, the L14 received two 7.92 mm machine guns as armament; one facing forward and one facing backwards. The fuselage structure was executed in wood half-shell construction. Only a prototype was built, which was offered for sale to the Chilean government together with the Daimler L8 . The L14V variant was intended to serve as a mail plane . However, there was no further production.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| span | 12.30 m |
| Wing area | 30.00 m² |
| Wing extension | 5.0 |
| Top speed | 206 km / h |
| Climb performance | at 1000 m in 3.1 min |
| Range | 700 km |
| Empty mass | 870 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 1270 kg |
| Engines | a Daimler D IIIb with 185 PS (138 kW) |
| Armament | a 7.92 mm MG- 08 machine gun to the front and a 7.92 mm Parabellum MG-14 to the rear |
literature
- Daimler L14 - Fighter A to Z . In: AIR International February 1977, p. 97
Web links
Commons : Daimler L14 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ AIR International, 1977