Schütte-Lanz D.IV
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The Schütte-Lanz D.IV was a German
Germany
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fighter prototype during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It was developed in parallel with the Schütte-Lanz D.III
Schütte-Lanz D.III
The Schütte-Lanz D.III was a German fighter prototype during World War I. It participated in the Idflieg at Adlershof, Germany in January and February 1918. It was a conventional single-bay staggared biplane with N-type interplane struts...
, however the two fighters had nothing in common. The D IV was made of wood and was a single-bay staggered biplane with N-type interplane struts and ailerons on both upper and lower mainplanes. It first flew in late 1917 and was found to be inferior to the Schütte-Lanz D.III
Schütte-Lanz D.III
The Schütte-Lanz D.III was a German fighter prototype during World War I. It participated in the Idflieg at Adlershof, Germany in January and February 1918. It was a conventional single-bay staggared biplane with N-type interplane struts...
, and as a result production was never continued.