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Страна | Конструктор | Название | Год | Фото | Текст |
LFG Roland D.V
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Страна: Германия Год: 1917
Fighter |
LFG Roland - D.IV / Dr.I - 1917 - Германия | <– | –> | LFG Roland - WD - 1917 - Германия |
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J.Herris - Roland Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ |
The Roland D.V was the last Roland fighter to use the Wickelrumpf fuselage construction, it used the D.III wing with lowered front fuselage for improved pilot visibility and refined fuselage for improved performance. The improvement was not enough and the first generation of Roland fighters was finally abandoned. |
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W.Green, G.Swanborough - The Complete Book of Fighters |
The Roland DV was one of a number of designs for which only a single prototype was built in 1917, a period when the Germans were searching for new fighter designs to develop to counter the growing numbers and capabilities of Allied designs. |
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J.Herris - Roland Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ |
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W.Green, G.Swanborough - The Complete Book of Fighters |
The D V was derived from the D III, the shortcomings of which were not overcome. |