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Halberstadt D.II

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forward pilot vision. It also used the D.III version's Argus As.II engine and changed the mounting position of the aircraft's 7.92 mm (.312 in) lMG 08 machine gun from the right to the left side of the nose. A total of 57 D.V aircraft were built, from orders placed in October 1916 and January–June 1917, with 31 of these being sent to Germany's ally in the
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version was a less radical departure from the earlier D.II version and mostly differed from the D.II, in having its four-member cabane strut structure supporting a central panel for the upper wing, rather than both upper wing panel's wing roots meeting along the centreline of the aircraft, for better
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version, of which only three were built to an order placed in early March 1916, changed the wing bracing layout to a single bay, dispensed with the twin bracing struts for the "all moving" vertical tail rudder surface, and used a Benz Bz.III 110 kW (150 hp) straight-six engine for power,
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sanctioned the test, which resulted in the creation of a radio-telegraphy transceiver for the flight leader's aircraft, weighing 25–30 kg (55–60 lb) along with the battery, aircraft engine-driven generator and aerials. Receiving gear for the other aircraft in a combat formation was
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types of the period) was retained. The inevitable result was extreme fore-and-aft sensitivity and poor control harmonization. The D.II was nonetheless considered to be very manoeuvrable in skilled hands: in particular it could reputedly be dived safely at high speed. A single
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5's base. He managed to fire his improvised rocket armament at a distance of 100 m (330 ft) from the Allied fighter formation, in a "head-on" attack at it and scared one British pilot into surrendering as the British aircraft landed safely in German territory, with
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If the only performance figures available for the type are accurate, the Halberstadt fighter's speed and climb were little better than the Eindecker's, but it earned the respect of Allied fighter pilots and was a preferred mount of the pilots of the early
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on the lower wings – giving the impression of a curved or twisted lower wing trailing edge. In some photos even the upper wings have a similar sort of "trailing edge droop" on the fixed section inboard of the ailerons.
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at this period). His Halberstadt was painted bright blue – one of the first documented instances of the gaudy personal finishes applied by German fighter pilots to their mounts for the remainder of the war.
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was composed of a wooden member, as opposed to the wire or cable common on many of the First World War-era German single-engined aircraft. Photographic evidence indicates that many examples were rigged with
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powerplant in having its camshaft in the engine block and using pushrods to operate the overhead valves, rather than having a camshaft running atop all of the cylinders as in a single
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became available. Halberstadts were actually retained, or even returned to service by some pilots during the early weeks of 1917, at a time when the structural difficulties with the
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Nebel used a set of four improvised tubular launchers, two mounted per side on the wings, with a signal rocket being fired from each tube for the unofficial trial. According to
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In mid-October 1916, another attempt was made to arm a Halberstadt D.II with rockets, this time for observation balloon attacks with a more formal method, using eight
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engine. The side and frontal radiators that had been tried in the D.I were replaced by a wing mounted radiator, similar to the arrangement that was later used by the
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of Germany built the D.II under licence. It was originally known as the Aviatik D.I (not to be confused with their Austrian subsidiary's independently-designed
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For some reason, the Halberstadt-built D-series fighters bore no marked IdFlieg-issued military serial numbers anywhere on their exteriors. The licence-built
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primarily differed from the D.II version in its substitution of the Argus As.II 90 kW (120 hp) straight-six engine, which differed from the usual
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had been armed nearly a year earlier. Problems with the ignition system on the rockets prevented the system from being experimented with any further.
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engine. A total of 50 D.III examples were built by Halberstadt, with the first 30 ordered in July 1916 and the last 20 ordered in August 1916.
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Like other early German fighter types, the D.II was at first supplied in ones and twos to the ordinary six-aircraft reconnaissance units or
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was making combat trials with the radio gear with Halberstadt D.III and D.V aircraft and by late September 1917 with the famous
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As the new Albatros fighters came into service the Halberstadts were quickly replaced, although a few survived into early 1917.
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Nebel's apparently "undated" account, he took off on a defensive mission when 25 Allied aircraft appeared in the air near
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Nebel used his improvised rocket armament again and blew the propeller off an Allied aircraft, causing it to crash land.
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Nebel landing no more than 20 m (70 ft) away, to ensure the British pilot's capture. Just over a week later,
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In late 1916, the Halberstadt D.II was the first known aeroplane for an official trial, with a special unit named the
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in October 1916, this type was rejected for further evaluation due to a poor forward field of view for the pilot.
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fighters in the second half of the year, although small numbers of Halberstadts continued in use well into 1917.
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An allegedly "factory-fresh" Halberstadt D.II fighter, showing the trailing-edge "droop" on all four wing panels
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similarly devised, with the radio receiver weighing 12.5–15 kg (27.5–33 lb). By early 1917, the
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Believed to have been first tried within the first six months of 1916, future German rocketry pioneer
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of Allied bomber aircraft, using visual ground spotters as the ground component by the home defence
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Issue Fourteen, December 1980 – March 1981, pp. 57–67. London: Fine Scroll. ISSN 0143-5450.
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in early 1916. As the first biplane configuration fighter aircraft to serve in combat for the
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were formed in mid-1916, the Halberstadt was the best fighter available and was used by
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Nicolle, David (March–April 1999). "Young Turks: Ottoman Turkish Fighters 1915–1918".
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fighters used the gear for the first attempts at an air-based version of
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6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 90 kW (120 hp)
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flew a red Halberstadt D.II for a few weeks in March 1917, after the
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Grosz, Peter M. and A. E. Ferko. "Biplanes for the Fliegertruppe."
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cracked in combat. He scored 6 of his 80 victories with the type.
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with a small conical spinner for better streamlining. Tested by
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to demonstrate his famous pioneering air fighting tactics (the
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Halberstadt D.II painted in a dark colour – allegedly flown by
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Grosz, Peter M. (December 1981 – March 1982). "Talkback".
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London: Putnam & Company, 1970, First edition 1962.
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The D.II was the production version of the experimental
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5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 38 minutes 30 seconds
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Bull, John (December 1981 – March 1982). "Talkback".
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3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 14 minutes 30 seconds
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The two bay wings were very strongly braced, but the
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2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 8 minutes 30 seconds
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1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 3 minutes 30 seconds
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Boelcke
Fighter
Manufacturer
Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke
Aviatik
Hannoversche Waggonfabrik
Luftstreitkräfte
biplane
fighter aircraft
German
Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke
Luftstreitkräfte
air superiority
German Empire
Jagdstaffeln and other early German fighter units
Albatros

Ernst Freiherr von Althaus
D.I
Mercedes D.II
Albatros D.III
D.V
trailing edge
washout

ailerons
empennage
Pfalz
synchronised

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