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Страна: Австро-Венгрия

Год: 1917

P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One (Flying Machines)

Zaparka Fighter

  In his curriculum vitae Oberleutnant Eduard Zaparka, designer of the Oeffag 50.01 biplane, stated that he built an advanced, single-seat fighter while serving as technical officer at Flep 3 in Trient (Trento). A patent for the wing structure assigned to Zaparka, registered in September 1917, provides an indication of the approximate date of the fighter's appearance. The smooth monocoque fuselage, the sophisticated wing structure, and the fact that a full structural load-test program was performed attests to the high level of craftsmanship and technical skill found in some rear-area units. Although built within the military organization, the fabrication was ostensibly performed without knowledge or intervention of the Flars technical branch in Vienna, judging from the total lack of documentation regarding this unusual fighter. After Zaparka joined Phonix in 1918, among the projects he worked on was a rotary-engined parasol fighter that surely drew on the experience gained at Flep 3.

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  • P.Grosz, G.Haddow, P.Shiemer Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One (Flying Machines)
  • E.Hauke, W.Schroeder, B.Totschinger Die Flugzeuge der k.u.k. Luftfahrtruppe und Seeflieger 1914-1918