Austro-Daimler 150 HP & Siemens Sh III walkaround pictures

[andiszek]

Hello all
and sorry for the delay in publishing these pics.
Location of the photoshoot is the Vienna Technical Museum.

you can view the pictures on my site:
http://www.szek.net/aviatik-berg/ad150hp.htm
http://www.szek.net/aviatik-berg/ssiii.htm

does anyone have a list on what aircraft these engines were used on? i`d like to add more information to each page.
enjoy.
andi

[Dave_Watts]

Hi Andi,

Thanks for the posting, very nice photos.

Frazkait or anyone, the magnetoes do not appear to be the typical ZH6. Are these Austrian mags under license by Bosch or just what are they? Maybe simply earlier designed mags?

Best,
Dave W.

[franzkait]

this are no ZH6 ,I don`t know this one. not only Bosch made mags in this time. Eiseman, Mea and maybe 20 moore. we know the ZH 6 ,because mercedes used it, and like today mercedes is using the best one.

[TomVrille]

Originally Posted by andiszek

does anyone have a list on what aircraft these engines were used on? i`d like to add more information to each page.
andi

The only aircraft I know of that used the Sh III, or Sh IIIa were the Siemens-Schuckert D.III & D.IV, and the Albatros D.XI and Siemens-Schuckert E.IV/D.VI which never got beyond the prototype stage of development. Hope this helps.

[Taz]

andiszek- Several aircraft flew with the Siemens-Halske at the first fighter competition flown at Johannistal (sp?) in Jan 1918. The only two put into series production were the SSW D.III/IV, like Tom said, and the Pfalz D.VIII/maybe D.VII. The fighter competition winners were the Fokker D.VII and Pfalz D.VII prototypes. The Pfalz D.VIII was initially produced instead of the D.VII because of its stronger, two bay strut configuration. Unfinished later D.VIIs were found postwar, however, so who knows. In addition to the Albatros and SSW prototypes Tom mentioned, Fokker Dr.I prototypes were also flown with this engine, and I am probably forgetting a couple of others. Dan-San Abbott undoubtedly knows more details.

Many people consider the updated, S-H engined SSW D.IV to be the finest fighter produced in WW-I, even better than the BMW engined D.VII.

Taz
Terry Phillips

[andiszek]

thank you all for the replies.
i will search for those airplanes & their specifications and update my site.
andi