The Albatros D.X was a German prototype single-seat fighter biplane developed in 1918 in parallel with the Albatros D.IXme

The D.X used the same slab-sided and flat-bottomed fuselage as the D.IX, which was a departure from previous Albatros designs, but was powered by a 145 kW (195 hp) Benz Bz.IIIbo water-cooled V8 engine in place of the D.IX's Mercedes D.IIIa straight-six.^[1]

The D.X participated in the second D-type contest at Adlershof in June 1918, but development ceased at the prototype stage.^[1]

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 6.18 m (20 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 9.84 m (32 ft 3 in)
• Height: 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
• Empty weight: 666 kg (1,468 lb)
• Gross weight: 905 kg (1,995 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IIIbo V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 145 kW (195 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
• Endurance: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Rate of climb: 3.79 m/s (746 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 22 minutes

Armament

• Guns: 2x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns

Related development

• Albatros D.IX
• Albatros Dr.II

• Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.
• Green, William; Gordon Swanborough (September 1995). The Complete Book of Fighters (1st ed.). Smithmark. ISBN 978-0-8317-3939-3.