Dietrich DP.II

Dietrich DP.II Bussard
Role	two-seat training biplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Dietrich-Gobiet Flugzeugwerke
Designer	Richard Dietrich
First flight	1920s
Number built	54

The Dietrich DP.II Bussard was a 1920s German two-seat training biplane designed by Richard Dietrich and built by the Dietrich-Gobiet Flugzeugwerke as Kassel.^[1]

Development

The DP.II was a development of the earlier DP.I with the change to be a cantilever unequal-span biplane.^[1] The DP.II was built with wooden wings and a steel-frame fabric covered fuselage and tailplane.^[1] The aircraft had a fixed tailskid landing gear and was powered by a Siemens-Halske radial engine.^[1] Following the single Siemens-Halske Sh 4 powered prototype was a production run of 58 improved DP.IIa variants powered by Siemens-Halske Sh 5 radial engines.^[2]

Variants

DP.IIa in 1925

DP.II

Prototype with a Siemens-Halske Sh 4 radial engine, one built.^[2]

DP.IIa

Production variant with a Siemens-Halske Sh 5 radial engine, 53 built.^[2]

Specifications (DP.IIa)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
• Height: 2.43 m (8 ft 0 in)
• Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 5 seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine, 41 kW (55 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph; 78 kn)
• Range: 500 km (311 mi; 270 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,800 m (12,467 ft)

References

Notes

1. Orbis 1985, p. 1454
2. "Dietrich DP II Bussard". www.histaviation.com. Retrieved 2010-01-02.

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.