Rigging Information Plate : Pfalz D.XII Scout Accession Number: REL/00501

Description

Metal plate impressed with information concerning the rigging of the Pfalz Scout. Plate reads 'VERSPANNUNGSSCHEMA DXII / (illustration of Pfalz D.XII) / a 2040mm b 2010mm c 2300mm d 2280mm Hubkabel / e 1680mm f 1675mm g 1910mm h 1905mm Gegenkabel / Dabei ergibt sich ein Anstellwinkel von / 3*am Unterflugel und 41/2 *am Oberflugel./ Pfeilform: keine / V-form: am Unterflugel 1% / am Oberflugel: keine / Pfalz-flugzeugwerke GmbH.' Painted in black on reverse of plate (now removed) : 'PLATE FROM PFLAZ SCOUT / PLANE FORCED DOWN BY / NO 4 SQUADRON AFC / THEN BASED AT CLAIRE- / MARIE (NORTHERN FRANCE) / ? AUGUST 1918./ PLANE IN AUST WAR MUSEUM CANBERRA.' Scratched into plate under paint is "?? German plane at Champion near Namur, December 1918".

Contextual Description

THIS PLATE APPEARS TO GIVE SPECIFICATIONS AND TENSIONS FOR WIRE BRACES ON PFLAZ WING STRUTS. THE AIRCRAFT FROM WHICH IT WAS TAKEN IS IN THE AWM COLLECTION.

Details

Accession Number
REL/00501
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Technology
Object Type
Aircraft component
Physical Description
Material: Tin
Measurement
Overall: 152 mm x 113 mm x 2 mm
Date Made
c 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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