Schütte-Lanz D.IV
| Industry | Aviation |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Germany |
Template:Infobox aircraft The Schütte-Lanz D.IV represented a German fighter prototype created during World War I. Although it was developed concurrently with the Schütte-Lanz D.III, the two models shared no common design elements. Constructed primarily from wood, the D.IV featured a single-bay, staggered biplane configuration, equipped with N-shaped interplane struts and ailerons on both the upper and lower wings. Its maiden flight occurred in late 1917; however, performance evaluations revealed it to be less capable than the Schütte-Lanz D.III, leading to the cancellation of any production plans.
A subsequent prototype, known as the D.IVa, incorporated slight modifications such as a front-mounted radiator and an updated landing gear system. Additionally, there was a proposed variant referred to as the D.V, which was intended to be powered by a Mercedes D.III engine enhanced with a Brown Boveri supercharger; this project was discontinued in May 1918 and never advanced beyond the conceptual stage.
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Bibliography
- Green, William; Gordon Swanborough (1997). The Complete Book of Fighters. London: Salamander Books Limited. p. 520. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.
Further reading
- Herris, Jack (2020). German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series (50). Vol. 2: Krieger to Union. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-86-5.
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