Pfalz E.IV
| Pfalz E.IV | |
|---|---|
| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Pfalz |
| Introduction | spring 1916 |
| Primary user |  Germany
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| Number built | 46 [1][2] |
| Wingspan | 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Engine | 160hp Oberursel U.III rotary[2] |
| Armament | 2×fixed sync. IMG08/15 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Max Speed | 160 km/h (99 mph)[3][4][2] |
| Climb | 800 m (2,620 ft) in 2:00[3] 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 6:30[4][2]-8:30[3] 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 10:00[2] |
| Endurance | ~1:00 [3] |
The Pfalz monoplanes were licence-built copies and variants of the Morane-Saulnier G/H or Type L, armed with a synchronized IMG-08 machine gun (or two, in the case of the E.IV). While similar to the Fokker eindeckers, they were not well-appreciated, in no small part because they appeared several months after the Fokkers. Pfalz aeroplanes tended to be assigned to Bavarian pilots, and they made due until better planes came along.
The Pfalz E.IV was the Pfalz equivalent of the Fokker E.IV, with twin Spandau machine guns and a twin-row Oberursel U.III rotary engine. The engine had cooling problems and was less reliable than its single-row predecessors.[2] About 46 were built.[2]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Morane-Saulnier H.
Timeline
Game Data
Wings of Glory
| Availability | Maneuver | Damage | Dmg Points | Max Alt. | Climb |
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| 16Q2-16Q3 | R | A | 10 | 9 | 4 |
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Miniatures and Models
1:144 Scale
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References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
- P.M. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 59: Pfalz E.I~E.VI. Great Britain, Albatros Publications Ltd., 1996. ISBN 0-948414-78-2
- Jack Herris, Pfalz Aircraft of WWI. USA: Aeronaut Books, 2012. ISBN 978-1-935881-12-4