 The fuselage filled the full gap between the wings, leaving the pilot and observer/gunner over the top wings with an excellent view upward.The fuselage "half-shells" were each fitted onto a supporting framework of wooden formers and longerons.The "wrapping" technique of the long plywood strips for the outer fuselage surface led to this particular technique of manufacture being described in German as the "Wickelrumpf" (wrapped body) style of construction, and was subsequently patented by the firm, licensing the construction method to Pfalz in 1917 for construction of their own single-seat fighter designs.