2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Siemens-Schuckert D.III dwg: German Government· Public domain
- 2. Airplanes - Types - Types of German Airplanes. Siemens-Schuckert Scout. Side View - NARA - 17342229: Unknown author Unknown author or not provided· Public domain
what is it?
The Siemens-Schuckert D.III was a German single-seat fighter built by Siemens-Schuckert Werke. The D.III was a development of the earlier Siemens-Schuckert D.IIc prototype. The D.III was an (nearly) equal-span biplane powered by a 160 hp (119 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh.III bi-rotary engine.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.4 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 109 years ago, in 1917.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1917-10
- introduced
- 1918
- number built
- 50
- role
- fighter
- makers
- Siemens-Schuckert
- engines
- 1× Siemens-Halske Sh.III and Sh.IIIa / Siemens-Halske Sh.III
- crew
- 1
- length
- 5.7 m
- wingspan
- 8.4 m
- height
- 2.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 725 kg
- top speed
- 177 km/h
- range
- 360 km
- ceiling
- 8,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q663284, Wikipedia: Siemens-Schuckert D.III (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.