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The Daimler D.I (also known by the company designation L6) was a German fighter aircraft of World War I. It was a conventional biplane design with a very small interplane gap - the top wing nearly touched the top of the fuselage. Power was provided by a Daimler D.IIIb water-cooled V-8 engine.

D.I
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Daimler
Designer Karl Schopper
First flight 1918
Number built 6

Design and development


The L6 prototype competed in the second Idflieg competition for a new fighter design in 1918. The competition was held at Adlershof from 22 May through 21 June. This resulted in an order for 20 aircraft being placed.[1]


History


Production commenced in 1918. Six examples were built by the time of the Armistice, at which time production was abandoned.[2]


Specifications (D.I)


Data from The Complete Book of Fighters [1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament


References


  1. Green and Swanborough 1994, p.145.
  2. Gray and Thetford 1962, p.315.

Further reading



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[de] Daimler D.I

Der Daimler D.I (auch bekannt unter der Firmenbezeichnung L6) war ein deutsches Jagdflugzeug aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Sie war eine konventionelle Doppeldeckerkonstruktion mit einem sehr flachen Baldachin – der obere Flügel berührte fast die Oberseite des Rumpfes. Als Antrieb diente ein wassergekühlter V8-Motor Mercedes D IIIb.
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