The Phönix 20.24 was a prototype German fighter plane built in the last months of World War I.
| Phönix 20.24 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Biplane fighter |
| National origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Manufacturer | Phönix Flugzeug-Werke |
| First flight | 1918 |
| Primary user | KuKLFT |
| Number built | 2 |
| Developed from | Phönix D.III |
Development edit
The Phönix 20.24 was similar to the D.III but differed in having a semi-monocoque fuselage and an Austro-Daimler engine. Two prototypes were built with the serials 20.24 and 20.25, entered in the July 1918 fighter competition but remained at the prototype stage only.[1][2]
Production aircraft would very likely have been allocated the LFT designation Phönix D.IV, according to Phönix company records.[1]
Specifications (20.24) edit
Data from Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
- Upper wingspan: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
- Lower wingspan: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
- Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 23.5 m2 (253 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 665 kg (1,466 lb)
- Gross weight: 950 kg (2,094 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hiero 6 water-cooled 6-cyinder piston engine, 170 kW (230 hp) (20.25 235 hp (175 kW) Austro-Daimler 6)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
- Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 2 minutes 10 seconds; 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 18 minutes
Armament
- Guns: provision for machine-guns, installation unspecified
References edit
- ^ a b c Grosz, Peter M.; Haddow, George; Scheiner, Peter (2002) [1993]. Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Boulder: Flying Machine Press. pp. 83–85. ISBN 1-891268-05-8.
- ^ Chant, Christopher (2002). Austro-Hungarian aces of World War 1. Wellingborough: Osprey. p. 75. ISBN 978-1841763767.