Siemens-Schuckert D.III

Siemens-Schuckert D.III
General information
TypeFighter
ManufacturerSiemens-Schuckert Werke
Primary userLuftstreitkräfte
History
Manufactured80
Introduction dateApril 1918
First flightOctober 1917

The Siemens-Schuckert D.III was a German single-seat fighter built by Siemens-Schuckert Werke. The D.III was a development of the earlier Siemens-Schuckert D.IIc prototype. The D.III was an (nearly) equal-span biplane powered by a 160 hp (119 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh.III bi-rotary engine. Idflieg placed an order for 20 aircraft in December 1917, followed by a second order of 30 aircraft in February 1918.

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