The Albatros D.XII was one of a series of unsuccessful Albatros
fighter designs produced during 1918. It was similar to the
D.XI, with a flat sided fuselage, unequal span wings with a
shorter wing span on the lower wing and was about the same size
and weight as the D.XI. The D.XI used I struts to connect the
wings and another set of struts to connect the bottom of the
struts to the top of the fuselage. The D.XII reverted to a more
conventional layout, with a pair of struts connecting the wings
supported by wire bracing. Two prototypes were built. The first
was powered by a 180hp Mercedes D.IIIa engine. It made its first
flight in March 1918 and entered the second D class contest of
May-June 1918. The second prototype was powered by a 185hp BMW
IIIa engine. It made its first flight in April 1918 and entered
the third D class contest in October 1918. One of the prototypes
was given a Bohme undercarriage (with compressed-air shock
absorbers) in April 1918. The D.XII wasn't particularly fast and
the type didn't e