Daimler D.I Explained

The Daimler D.I (also known by the company designation L6) was a German fighter aircraft of World War I. It was a conventional biplane design with a very small interplane gap - the top wing nearly touched the top of the fuselage. Power was provided by a Daimler D.IIIb water-cooled V-8 engine.

Design and development

The L6 prototype competed in the second Idflieg competition for a new fighter design in 1918. The competition was held at Adlershof from 22 May through 21 June. This resulted in an order for 20 aircraft being placed.

History

Production commenced in 1918. Six examples were built by the time of the Armistice, at which time production was abandoned.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Gray. Peter. German Aircraft of the First World War. 1970. 1987 . Putnam . London. 0-85177-809-7. 2nd. Owen. Thetford. amp.
• Book: Green. William . Swanborough. Gordon . The Complete Book of Fighters . 1994. Smithmark . New York. 0-8317-3939-8. amp.
• Book: Herris . Jack . German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes . 2020 . Aeronaut Books . n.p. . 978-1-935881-85-8. 1: Alter to Korn. Gret War Aviation Centennial Series (49).
• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 297.

Notes and References

1. Gray & Thetford 1970, p. 315.