Gotha LD.2
Gotha LD.2 / B.II | |
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Role | Reconnaissance |
Manufacturer | Gotha |
Designer | Rösner[1] |
Primary user | Germany |
Number built | 9 [1] |
Engine | 100hp Oberursel U.I rotary |
Armament | none |
Max Speed | 105 km/h (65 mph)[2] |
Climb | 800 m (2,620 ft) in 12:00[2] |
The Gotha LD.2 was designed for speed competition, but Idflieg ordered nine of them for use, re-designated the Gotha B.II. "LD" stands for "Land Doppeldecker" (Land Biplane).[1] It was used at the Front for a few months.[2]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Gotha LD.1.
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.
- Jack Herris, Gotha Aircraft of WWI. USA, Aeronaut Books, 2013. ISBN 978-1-935881-14-8