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Страна | Конструктор | Название | Год | Фото | Текст |
Страна: Германия Год: 1918
Fighter |
Kondor - D.1 / D.2 - 1918 - Германия | <– | –> | Kondor - D.7 - 1918 - Германия |
J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume I /Centennial Perspective/ (49) |
Kondor D.VI Prototype. | 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. | Jane's All The World Aircraft 1919 /Jane's/ |
Front View of the Kondor D VI Biplane. (200 h.p. Goebel rotary engine.) | J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume I /Centennial Perspective/ (49) |
W.Green, G.Swanborough - The Complete Book of Fighters |
The D 6 was innovative in its approach to improving forward and upward visibility. | J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume I /Centennial Perspective/ (49) |
Kondor D.VI | J.Herris - German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WW1. Volume I /Centennial Perspective/ (49) |
Kondor D.VI |