German airplanes
During the first two years of the war, the Albatross biplane was one of the types used in the greatest numbers by the Germans. The machine shown is one of the later models captured and its design indicates a number of departures from those taken at an earlier date, the most noticeable of which [...]
The Aviatik is one type of machine which has been used to a large extent by the Germans for their bombing raids. It is equipped with two bomb-launching tubes having a diameter of 8 1/2 inches and placed at either side of the body forward of the pilot’s seat. The bombs are released [...]
With a few differences, such as the fact that the Gotha is a pusher type, whereas the A.E.G. twin-motored bombing plane is a tractor, the latter machine is designed along essentially the same lines as the Gotha, which has been developed by the Germans especially for bombing service. Doubtless, machines of both these types have [...]
The early Hans Grade monoplane resembles a modern ultra-light, with the the pilot perched under the wing and small engine, sitting in a light under-carriage.
Hans Grade was one of the first German aviators to design and successfully fly an aeroplane. In the fall of 1909 he began flights on his interesting monoplane, and [...]
The progress in Germany during 1910 was not restricted to imitating the French, as some supposed at the time, but included the development of many interesting and distinctive aeroplanes. One of the most successful of these was the Dorner monoplane, which resembled the Pischof more than any other. The weight carried per horse-power [...]
A German fighter of World War One.
The Pfalz D.III appeared in 1917. It was a biplane fighter, the design of which owed much to the L.F.G. Roland D.I and D.II. While not an outstanding fighter, the Pfalz D III handled well and its monococque fuselage was very sturdy. Between 600 and 1000 were built. [...]
