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Siemens-Schuckert SSW DIII.zip - Siemens-Schuckert SSW DIII.zip
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Siemens-Schuckert SSW DIII.zip - Siemens-Schuckert SSW DIII.zip
The Siemens-Schuckert Werks (SSW) D.III was designed as a fast-climbing interceptor and was to make use of the new 11 cylinder Siemens-Halske 160hp counter-rotary engine. This engine featured a propeller and cylinders rotating opposite to the crankcase, allowing a slower propeller speed for the same power and the elimination of torque, among other things. Initial tests of the Sh.III engine in the SSW D.IIb saw a remarkable (for the time) climb of 7000m in 35 minutes, and the decision was...
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