01/31/2009. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "The DFW produced a number of types at Lindenthal, near Leipzig, Germany, before WW I. The pictured aircraft, produced in 1913 and owned by DFW, was the one (numbered 14) in which Leutnant (Lieutenant) Ferdinand von Hiddessen participated in the Prinz Heinrich-Flug, a heavily military oriented contest for Germans only, held between May 9 and 17, 1913.

Each item of the contest had its own prize, von Hiddessen secured the first prize for Flugzeug Zuverlässigkeit (aircraft reliability), while Leutnant Canter secured the overall prize, the Kaiser Preis (Emperor Prize), flying a Rumpler Taube."

Span: 52 ft 9 in (16.08 m)
Length: 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)
Height: 9 ft 9.1 in (2.97 m)
Area: 376 sq.ft (34.93 sq.m)
Weight, empty : 1,300 lb (590 kg)
Useful load: 440 lb (200 kg) + fuel for 4 hr
Average speed: 73 mph (117 kmh)
Climbing speed: to 3,281 ft (1,000 m) in 15 min