LFG Roland D.III

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The LFG Roland D.III was a fighter aircraft produced in Germany during World War I.Taylor 1989, 576] It was a further development of the D.I fighter, itself derived from the C.II reconnaissance aircraft"World Aircraft Information Files" File 900 Sheet 06] . These machines had a fuselage that completely filled the interplane gap, a design feature intended to improve aerodynamics. However, it also resulted in limiting the pilot's field of vision in the down and forward direction, leading to complaints. LFG attempted to remedy this in the D.III design by introducing a gap between the upper fuselage and the upper wing, braced by cabane struts. The size of the tailplane was also increased.

While this did indeed result in an improvement over the Roland D.II that had preceded it, the performance of the D.III was inferior to that of other contemporary fighters available to the German Army, in particular those produced by Albatros, and the aircraft was therefore only produced in small quantities.

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crew=One pilot
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length m=6.84
length ft=22
length in=5
span m=8.94
span ft=29
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height m=2.76
height ft=9
height in=1
wing area sqm=19.8
wing area sqft=213
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empty weight kg=717
empty weight lb=1,580
gross weight kg=961
gross weight lb=2,110
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eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Argus As.III
eng1 kw= 180
eng1 hp= 134
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max speed kmh=175
max speed mph=109
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cruise speed kmh= 156
cruise speed mph= 98
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endurance h= 2
endurance min= 30
ceiling m=4,500
ceiling ft=14,800
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climb rate ms=4.5
climb rate ftmin=880
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armament1=2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns
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* [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/fww1/lfgd3.html Уголок неба]