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Siemens-Schuckert D.III


Biplane Fighter Aircraft


Imperial Germany | 1917



"The Siemens-Schuckert D.III was plagued by engine troubles early on, delaying its use along the Front for a time."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Siemens-Schuckert D.III Biplane Fighter Aircraft.
1 x Siemens-Halske Sh III 11-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine developing 160 horsepower driving a four-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
Propulsion
112 mph
180 kph | 97 kts
Max Speed
26,247 ft
8,000 m | 5 miles
Service Ceiling
1,260 ft/min
384 m/min
Rate-of-Climb
Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Siemens-Schuckert D.III Biplane Fighter Aircraft.
1
(MANNED)
Crew
18.7 ft
5.70 m
O/A Length
27.7 ft
(8.43 m)
O/A Width
9.2 ft
(2.80 m)
O/A Height
1,177 lb
(534 kg)
Empty Weight
1,598 lb
(725 kg)
MTOW
Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Siemens-Schuckert D.III Biplane Fighter Aircraft .
STANDARD:
2 x 7.92mm machine guns
Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Siemens-Schuckert D.III family line.
D.I - Pilot trainer; Nieuport 11 direct copy; 95 produced.
D.II - Prototype; Siemens-Halske Sh III 160 horsepower rotary engine; larger fuselage to accomodate new engine; larger propeller blades.
D.II - Larger and wider fuselage
D.IIa - Prototype
D.IIb - Prototype
D.IIc - 2 Prototypes (long and short wing span versions)
D.IIe - Prototype
D.III - Upgraded powerplant to Siemens-Halske 160 horsepower rotary engine.
D.IV - Late arriving and post-Armistice production variant; 60 produced.
D.V - Proposed sesquiplane variant
D.VI - Parasol Monoplane variant becoming the E.I.
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The Siemens-Schuckert D series of fighters evolved from captured French-made Nieuport 11 aircraft. The D.III appeared as an improved D.I - a design which arrived too late to be of much use and was therefore relegated to trainer. The D.III was developed from the D.IIc longer wing span prototype and featured a smaller propeller with shortened landing gears.

Production of the D.III began as an initial batch of fifty aircraft with all being received by the end of February 1918. The D.III was well-received by her pilots as she sported unparalleled climbing attributes vital in any dogfight. The honeymoon was soon over, however, as the 160 horsepower proved to overheat consistently after just 10 hours of operation time. While engine issues were ironed out, the D.III was pulled from service in favor of the Fokker D.VII. D.III systems were back in service by July 1918 with their engines adjusted for better cooling along with a redesigned rudder. Thirty of these "new build" D.III series aircraft were delivered and put into action immediately.

The D.III was eventually followed up with the D.IV, another D.series design developed from a D.IIc short wing span prototype.

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Operators
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Total Production: 130 Units

Contractor(s): Siemens-Schuckert Werke - Germany
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