The LFG Roland D.III was a fighter aircraft produced in Germany during World War I.

[2] These machines had a fuselage that completely filled the interplane gap, a design feature intended to improve aerodynamics.

However, it also resulted in limiting the pilot's field of vision in the down and forward direction, leading to complaints.

The fuselage diameter was decreased and the decking forward of the cockpit lowered exposing all of the upper parts of the engine cylinders.

The visibility was not much improved and the problem was only solved with the LFG Roland D.VII, which used a V-8 engine.