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Friedrichshafen FF.46
The Friedrichshafen D.I (company designation Friedrichshafen FF.46) was a German single-seat fighter plane developed by the Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen during the First World War. Two prototypes were flown in 1917, but it was judged inferior to the Albatros D.III then in production and no further production ensued. Background and description The Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen, after having failed to sell the Friedrichshafen FF.43, FF.43 fighter floatplane to the Imperial German Navy's () Naval Air Service () in 1916, modified its design for land service in an attempt to sell it to the Imperial German Army, German Army's ( Inspectorate of Flying Troops () (Idflieg)). The Army accepted Friedrichshafen's proposal in September and ordered three prototypes, only two of which are known to have been completed.Herris, p. 262 Although the D.I was developed from the FF.43, they did not share any components. The D.I replaced the Float (nautical), floats with a conventional landing gear arran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |