L.F.G. Roland Reconnaissance and Scouts

L.F.G. Roland C II


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The C II was an advanced reconaissance aircraft. It was a biplane with the upper wing fixed on top of the monococque, whale-shaped fuselage, and a single outboard strut. Handling was tricky, but performance good, and the C II was also used as a escort fighter. It first flew in 1916.

L.F.G. Roland D I


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The DI was a single-seat escort fighter, based on the structural principles of the C II, a wooden veneer shell fuselage. The deep fuselage filled to gap between the biplane wings completely. The production was hampered by a fire in the L.F.G. factory; about 20 were built. It first flew in 1916.

Technical Details
The Roland CII had a crew of 2, pilot and observer/gunner. It was powered by a single 160 hp (120kW) Mercedes D III It was capable of 165km/h, and had a ceiling of 4000m with an endurance of four hours. It was armed with either one or two 7.92 mm machine guns.

The DI was powered by the same 160hp Mercedes D III as was the CII. It was capable of 180 km/h. Armament was two 7.92 machine guns firing forward through the propeller. The Germans used twin forward firing machine guns on their fighters for at least a year before the English and French caught on to the concept of heavier fire power.

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