Euler DI-II

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The Euler DI and D.II were combat single -seater of the German air force in the First World War .

history

After the inferiority of the Fokker monoplane to allied fighter planes became more and more evident in 1916, captured French Nieuport 11 fighter planes were made available to the German aircraft companies in order to make new constructions based on these prey planes . The Euler works of aviation pioneer August Euler in Frankfurt am Main largely followed the French model and built the DI with 80 hp and D.II with a 100 hp rotary engine as an almost lifelike copy of the Nieuport.

commitment

It is not known whether the aircraft actually went into service at the front. From 1916, however, 30 DI and 20 D.II were delivered, which were used for training purposes.

Technical specifications

Parameter DI D.II
Construction year 1916
Intended use Fighter plane
crew 1
length 5.80 m 5.94 m
span 7.30 m 7.47 m
height 2.45 m 2.75 m
Wing area 13.0 m²
Empty mass 380 kg
Takeoff mass 600 kg 615 kg
Top speed 140 km / h 145 km / h
Climbing time to 2,000 m 12:30 min 9:30 min
Service ceiling
Range 200 km 230 km
Flight duration 1:30 h
Armament a Mauser LMG 08/15 (7.92 × 57 mm) a MG
an air-cooled rotary motor Oberursel UI with 80 PS Oberursel UI with 100 hp

literature

  • Günter Kroschel, Helmut Stützer: The German military aircraft 1910–1918 . Lohse-Eissing, Wilhelmshaven 1977, ISBN 3-920602-18-8 .
  • Heinz Nowarra: The Development of Airplanes 1914–1918 . Lehmanns, Munich 1959.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ at http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/aircraft/30943-german-seaplane.html however serial numbers for 8 Euler DI (D.302–309 / 16) and 50 Euler D.II (D.2330– 2379/16)
  2. ↑ for dimensions e.g. Partly contradicting information; Source here: Günter Kroschel, Helmut Stützer: The German military aircraft 1910–18 , Wilhelmshaven 1977