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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Airforce Museum Berlin-Gatow 304: RosarioVanTulpe· Public domain
- 2. Siemens-Schuckert DIV Replica: XxAcebiscuitsxx· CC BY 4.0
- 3. Airplanes - Types - Types of German Airplanes. Siemens-Schuckert Scout. Type D-4. Front View - NARA - 17342233: Unknown author Unknown author or not provided· Public domain
- 4. NZ290315 Omaka Siemens Schuckert 01: Oren Rozen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. SIEMENS SCHUCKERT D.IV (8922254438): Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand· CC0
- 6. Siemens-Schuckert D.IV N1094G - Replica by Swanson Carl R SSW D-IV C-N S10 (26278596790): Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Siemens-Schuckert D.IV was a late-World War I fighter aircraft from Siemens-Schuckert (SSW). It reached service too late and was produced in too few numbers to have any effect on the war effort.
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 108 years ago, in 1918.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1918
- introduced
- 1918
- number built
- 123
- role
- fighter aircraft
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- Siemens-Schuckert
- engines
- 1× Siemens-Halske Sh.III
- crew
- 1
- length
- 5.7 m
- wingspan
- 8.4 m
- height
- 2.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 735 kg
- top speed
- 190 km/h
- range
- 380 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 Q2703526, Wikipedia: Siemens-Schuckert D.IV (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.