The LVG D.II (company designation D 12) was a German fighter plane built by LVG in

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. It originally flew in 1916, but was damaged during flight tests and never saw production.

Design

The D.II was a single-seat biplane fighter with wings of unequal span and a plywood covered semi-monocoque fuselage as seen on the earlier D.10 prototype fighter. V struts connected the wings, and the fuselage occupied the gap between the wings. The pilot's cockpit was situated just behind the wing's trailing edge, with a small headrest behind it. The D.II also had a cross axle undercarriage.

Specifications

References

{{World War I Aircraft of the Central Powers 1910s German fighter aircraft D 02 Rotary-engined aircraft Biplanes Aircraft first flown in 1916