![]() To reduce the hazards of inflight fires it also had an external fuel tank which may have been jettisonable, according to some sources and thick-section cantilever wings for improved aerodynamics. The Dornier D.I was one of several designs by Claude Dornier to have an all-metal stressed skin monocoque structure, and it was the first fighter to feature such construction and although production was halted prior to the completion of any production versions, it was also the first aircraft with these features to go into production. ![]() It was too late to see operational service with the German Air Force ( Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I.ĭevelopment and design Zeppelin-Lindau (Dornier) D.I on trestle The Zeppelin D.I, or Zeppelin-Lindau D.I or Zeppelin D.I (Do), as named in German documents, also sometimes referred to postwar as the Dornier D.I or Dornier-Zeppelin D.I, for the designer, was a single-seat all-metal stressed skin monocoque cantilever-wing biplane fighter, developed by Claude Dornier while working for Luftschiffbau Zeppelin at their Lindau facility. ![]()
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