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The Siemens-Schuckert D.III, also know as SS D.III, was a german WWI biplan fighter built in 1918. It was a very performant aeroplane with a very good speed and a good ascentional speed but its first problem was the overheating, the engine Sh.III were overheating too often, the JG.II, the Geschwader at the one the majority of those aeroplanes were distributed, had exchange its SS D.III with the older Fokker Dr.I in May 1918. The 41 exemplars of SS D.III were sent back to the Siemens-Schuckert factories for some modifications; the engine were traded with a better variant, the Sh.IIIa, and the engine bonnet were opened for have a better cooling air and an enlarged rudder, this new variant were called D.IIIs. Those aircraft were built at 80 exemplars and were introduced in July 1918 as interceptor with home defense squadrons.
This one wearing the markings of Ernst Udet, a red fuselage with the initials of his wife.
First flight: October 1917
Engine: radial engine Sh.III / Sh.IIIa of 200hp
Wingspan: 8.43 m / 27.66 ft
Lenght: 6.70 m / 21.98 ft
Weight: 534 kg / 1155.22 lbs
Max. speed: 180 km/h / 111.6 miles/h
Max. ceiling: 8000 m / 26 246.72 ft
Range: 2 hours
Crew: 1
Armament: 2 bonnet machine guns LMG 08/15 of 7.92mm
This one wearing the markings of Ernst Udet, a red fuselage with the initials of his wife.
First flight: October 1917
Engine: radial engine Sh.III / Sh.IIIa of 200hp
Wingspan: 8.43 m / 27.66 ft
Lenght: 6.70 m / 21.98 ft
Weight: 534 kg / 1155.22 lbs
Max. speed: 180 km/h / 111.6 miles/h
Max. ceiling: 8000 m / 26 246.72 ft
Range: 2 hours
Crew: 1
Armament: 2 bonnet machine guns LMG 08/15 of 7.92mm
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Miscellaneous
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1280 x 931px
File Size 165.3 kB
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Need to get you into old school WWI fighter board games like my old Avalon Hill copy of Richtoven's War, or the book type Ace of Aces series. Both can be found at https://www.nobleknight.com They are pricy, but they have all the older games complete and in good to mint condition. Shame you aren't local. I love your biplane art.
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