Dietrich DP.II Bussard
Role two-seat training biplane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Dietrich-Gobiet Flugzeugwerke
Designer Richard Dietrich
First flight 1920s
Number built 54

The Dietrich DP.II Bussard was a 1920s German two-seat training biplane designed by Richard Dietrich and built by the Dietrich-Gobiet Flugzeugwerke as Kassel.[1]

Development

The DP.II was a development of the earlier DP.I with the change to be a cantilever unequal-span biplane.[1] The DP.II was built with wooden wings and a steel-frame fabric covered fuselage and tailplane.[1] The aircraft had a fixed tailskid landing gear and was powered by a Siemens-Halske radial engine.[1] Following the single Siemens-Halske Sh 4 powered prototype was a production run of 58 improved DP.IIa variants powered by Siemens-Halske Sh 5 radial engines.[2]

Variants

DP.IIa in 1925
DP.II
Prototype with a Siemens-Halske Sh 4 radial engine, one built.[2]
DP.IIa
Production variant with a Siemens-Halske Sh 5 radial engine, 53 built.[2]

Specifications (DP.IIa)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 2.43 m (8 ft 0 in)
  • Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 5 seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine, 41 kW (55 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  • Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,800 m (12,500 ft)

References

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Orbis 1985, p. 1454
  2. 1 2 3 "Dietrich DP II Bussard". www.histaviation.com. Retrieved 2010-01-02.

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