Aviatik
D.II was never intended to replace famous D.I fighter nor was it
considered a priority program at any time.
After flight tests of 30.22 plane on the
end of 1917 Flars ordered a total of 16 D.II fighters for further trials.
Aircraft 39.01 made their appearance at Aspern on 10 August 1917,
performing flight trials through November.
This plane attained 217 km/h making it
the fastest Austro-Hungarian fighter. In February 1918 “U-Berg” (U=unverspannt
=wireless) and armed with twin synchronized guns were
asigned to Flik 61J for combat tests.
The Aviatik D.II
was an interesting high-performance project, not considered for further
production.
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