The Schütte-Lanz D.I was a German single-seat biplane fighter, often said to be Germany's first biplane attack aircraft. The D.I was light-weight and made of wood covered in fabric, apparently based on the British design of the Sopwith Tabloid.

Operational history

After Idflieg testing in 1915, the plane was rejected on the grounds that the

biplane A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...

design afforded less vision to the pilot than a monoplane and was as such unsuitable for use as a fighter. A modified version, the

Schütte-Lanz D.II The Schütte-Lanz D.II was a variant of the Schütte-Lanz D.I. The only change was a new engine - the 100 hp Mercedes D.I 6-cylinder water-cooled engine replacing the 80 hp Oberursel U.0 Oberursel (Taunus) () is a town in Germany and ...

was produced in the same year.

Specifications

Bibliography

* William Green and Gordon Swanborough. ''The Complete Book of Fighters''. Colour Library Direct, Godalming, UK: 1994.

Operational history

Specifications

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