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1918
1918 - 0419.PDF
APRIL 18, 1918. THE PFALZ SINGLE-SEATER FIGHTER. AMONG the more recent German single-seater fighters there is one which up to the present has been little known to the general public, although it is, as far as we have been able to ascertain, employed to a considerable extent by the enemy and by no means unknown to our pilots at the front. We are referring be helpful for purposes of identification we are re- ferring to it briefly in this issue. In outward appearance the Pfalz scout is chiefly remarkable on account of the fact that it imitates, as do the recent Albatros scouts, the wing bracing originated by the Nieuport firm, incorporating Front view of the Pfalz single-seater fighter, 160 h.p. Mercedes engine. to the Pfalz scout, of which we are able to publish this week, by the courtesy of the authorities, three photographs and a few brief particulars. Several of these machines have fallen into our hands, and later on we hope to refer to this interesting machine in more detail than is possible this week. The pre- paration of the necessary drawings and sketches takes a considerable time, but so as to lose no time in placing before our readers illustrations which may a larger top plane and a smaller lower plane. The type is frequently termedvby the Germans a one-and- a-half plane. The wing bracing differs, as regards the inter-plane struts, from that of the later type Albatros single-seaters in that the lower ends of the struts do not meet at a point, but are connected by a short horizontal member. The lower plane has two spars according to usual practice, although these are placed rather close together, thus forming Side view of the Pfalz single-seater fighter, 160 h.p. Mercedes engine. 417
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