Pfalz A.II

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Pfalz A.II
Role Reconnaissance
Manufacturer Pfalz
First flight 1914[1]
Introduction Dec 1914[1]
Primary user Germany
Number built [note 1]
Variants Pfalz E.III
Wingspan 10.4 m (34 ft 2 in) [3] to 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)[2]
Engine 100hp Oberursel U.I rotary[2]
Armament small arms
Crew 2
Max Speed 121 km/h (75 mph) [3] to 150 km/h (93 mph)[2]
Climb 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 12:00[2]
3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 25:00[2]

The Pfalz A.II was a licensed copy of the Morane-Saulnier Type L with an 100hp Oberursel rotary engine. Pfalz A.I's and A.IIs also served on the Eastern Front and perhaps in Mesopotamia. Once an interrupter gear became available, some A.IIs were refitted with a gun and flown as the Pfalz E.III.[4] When better reconnaissance and bombing machines were developed, the A.I and A.II aircraft were relegated to training duties.[1]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Morane-Saulnier L.

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Unofficial Stats
Availability Maneuver Damage Dmg Points Max Alt. Climb
16Q2-17Q1 Y -/B 11 9 6

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Notes
  1. 60 combined A.I and A.II's were built.[2]
Citations
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Herris'12, p.16.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Herris'12, p.19.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lamberton, pp.224-225.
  4. Lamberton, p.160.
Bibliography
  • Jack Herris, Pfalz Aircraft of WWI. USA: Aeronaut Books, 2012. ISBN 978-1-935881-12-4
  • W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027