
Описание
Страна: Германия
Год: 1917
Fighter
O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)
The D 17 is undoubtedly based on the Nieuport formula. It is said to have been built for Lt. Voss and was powered with 100 h.p. Hansen engine.
Описание:
- O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)
- W.Green, G.Swanborough The Complete Book of Fighters
- J.Herris German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Vol II (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 50)
- M.Dusing German Aviation Industry in WWI. Volume 2 (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 85)
- Журнал Flight
Фотографии
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J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume II /Centennial Perspective/ (50)
In 1917 Rex built another unarmed single-seat fighter prototype labelled the Rex D17. It was a clean design inspired by the Nieuport with single-spar lower wing. It was powered by a 100 hp rotary that was cleanly cowled and fitted with a spinner. Only the one aircraft was built. (Peter M. Grosz collection, STDB)
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J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume II /Centennial Perspective/ (50)
The Rex D17 was supposedly sponsored by the German fighter "ace", Leutnant Werner Voss.
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J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume II /Centennial Perspective/ (50)
More views of the Rex D17. The close-up of the tail shows the severe lines of the horizontal tail.
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J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume II /Centennial Perspective/ (50)
More views of the Rex D17 fighter prototype labelled the Rex D17. Unfortunately, the wing cellule followed the Nieuport sesquiplane design with single-spar lower wing that caused so many structural problems with the original Nieuports and the Albatros D.III and especially D.V/Va that also used a single-spar lower wing. Use of a 100 hp rotary limited its speed and climb and made it non-competitive for 1917 despite its careful streamlining. Lacking any design innovations boosting performance, it had no chance of production.