Phönix D.III

The Phönix D.III improved upon the Phönix D.II's maneuverability by adding ailerons to both sets wings, which were modified from the D.II style. It also moved the guns within the pilot's reach so that a jammed gun could possibly be cleared. The 230hp Hiero engine from the Phönix D.IIa was retained. Sixty-one of them were just going through flight testing in the final month of the war, and it was seriously considered sending them into battle without further testing to stem the losses at Piave.

After the war, only the Fokker D.VII and Phönix D.III were chosen as post-war production fighters, high praise for the D.III.

1:144 Scale

 * Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

 * Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory