
Описание
Страна: Германия
Год: 1918
Fighter
Варианты
- Kondor - D.1 / D.2 - 1918 - Германия
- Kondor - D.6 - 1918 - Германия
- 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 I (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 49)
- M.Dusing German Aviation Industry in WWI. Volume 1 (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 84)
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J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume I /Centennial Perspective/ (49)
Three-quarter Rear View of the Kondor D VI Biplane. (140 h.p. Oberursel Ur III rotary engine.)
The Kondor D.VI fighter prototype was an attempt to improve the pilot's upward field of view from a biplane. It achieved this goal at the cost of doubling the induced drag of the upper wing, which limited its performance. It was not produced in quantity and did not see operational service. -
J.Herris - Weird Wings of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (70)
Like the Kondor D.II, the Kondor D.VI was powered by the 110 hp Oberursel Ur.II. The D.VI was an attempt to improve the pilot's field of view forward and upward by removing the center section of the upper wing. The D.VI undoubtedly created more induced drag (drag induced by lift from the wingtip vortices) than a conventional biplane because of the missing center section, which would have reduced its performance noticeably compared to its D.II predecessor. The D.VI was too late for the Second Fighter Competition and was abandoned before the Third Fighter Competition.
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Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919 /Jane's/
Front View of the Kondor D VI Biplane. (200 h.p. Goebel rotary engine.)
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W.Green, G.Swanborough - The Complete Book of Fighters
The D 6 was innovative in its approach to improving forward and upward visibility.
O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)
Kondor D 6
Further development of the D II with an unusual completely cut-out centre-section which sought to achieve maximum pilot visibility. The fuselage was of steel lube and fabric covered and not ply-skinned as it was in the D I and D II. Engine, 140 h.p. Oberursel U III. Span, 8.25 m. (27 ft. 0 3/4 in.). Length, 5.8 m. (19 ft. 0 3/8 in.). Height, 2.53 m. (8 ft. 3 5/8 in.). Area, 13.8 sq.m. (149 sq.ft.). Weights: Empty, 420 kg. (924 lb.). Loaded, 645 kg. (1,419 lb.).
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