Albatros D.X

The Albatros D.X, a German single-seat fighter biplane prototype, was developed in 1918 alongside the Albatros D.IXme.

The D.X featured a slab-sided and flat-bottomed fuselage similar to the D.IX, a departure from previous Albatros designs.

However, it was equipped with a 145 kW (195 hp) Benz Bz.IIIbo water-cooled V8 engine instead of the D.IX’s Mercedes D.IIIa straight-six.

The development of the D.X was halted at the prototype stage after participating in the second D-type contest at Adlershof in June 1918.

Specifications

Crew

1
Length

6.18 m (20 ft 3 in)
Wingspan

9.84 m (32 ft 3 in)
Height

2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Empty weight

666 kg (1,468 lb)
Gross weight

905 kg (1,995 lb)
Powerplant

1 × Benz Bz.IIIbo V-8 water-cooled piston engine,

145 kW (195 hp)
Performance

Maximum speed

170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
Endurance

1 hour 30 minutes
Rate of climb

3.79 m/s (746 ft/min)
Time to altitude

5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 22 minutes
Armament
Guns

2x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns

Sources

German Aircraft of the First World War-Peter Gray & Owen Thetford.

The complete book of fighters-W Green & G Swanborough.

Albatros Aircraft of WWI. Vol.4: Fighters-J.Herris.