SSW D.IV came very late to the Great War, too late to change Germany’s fortunes, but what machines did make it to front-line squadrons acquitted themselves well. This airplane was the end result of a robust line of Siemens-Schuckert aircraft that saw service in the war and it came with a unique feature. The 207-hp Siemens-Halske Sh.IIIa rotary engine had a crankshaft that rotated opposite of the engine and the propeller\s rotation in an attempt to reduce the torque. The four-bladed propeller gave it a fast rate of climb and a high speed. The SSW D.IV was even faster than Germany’s mainstay front-line fighter, the very successful Fokker D.VII. It was also very maneuverable, but reportedly had sudden stall without warning when pushed too far. It was armed with two 7.92 mm machine guns.
发动机:Sh.IIIa counter rotary 11 cyl., 207 h.p.
尺寸
高度:2630 mm
长度:5580 mm
翼展:8350 mm
机翼面积:15.12 m².
重量
空载重量:552 kg
最大起飞重量:735 kg
燃油容量:80 L
滑油容量:20 L
最大空速(指示空速)
海平面——192 km/h
1000 m——183 km/h
2000 m——173 km/h
3000 m——164 km/h
4000 m——155 km/h
5000 m——145 km/h
6000 m——136 km/h
7000 m——126 km/h
8000 m——115 km/h
爬升率
1000 m——1min 54sec
2000 m——4min 10sec
3000 m——6min 44sec
4000 m——9min 43sec
5000 m——13min 15sec
6000 m——17min 35sec
7000 m——23min 16sec
8000 m——31min 47sec
实用升限~8000 m
1000m高度的续航时间
标称动力(战斗)— 1h 12min
最低消耗(巡航)— 2h
武器:
前射:2 х LMG 08/15 史宾道(Spandau) 7.92mm,500发每弹鼓.
参考:
1) Airplaines in horizontal curvilinear flight, Heinrich Kann, From Technische Berichte, Volume 3, №7.
2) Flight and Aircraft Engineer, 13 March, 1919.
3) Technische Berichte, Neuere Bestrebungen und Erfahrungen im Flugmotorenbau, Von Schwager.
4) WW1 Aero №99, April 1984.
5) Siemens-Schuckert Aircraft of WWI, Jack Herris.
6) Windsock Datafile №29 SSW D.III-D.IV, P.M. Grosz.
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