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Germany |
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Type: Fighter |
| Manufacturer:
Albatros |
| Service:
1916 - 1917 |
| First
Flight: 1916 |
| Production:
50 |
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The Albatros D.I was a German fighter aircraft used during World War I. Although its operational career was short, it was the first of the Albatros D types which formed the bulk of the German and Austrian fighter squadrons for the last two years of the war.
The D.I used a plywood semi-monocoque fuselage, which was lighter and stronger than the fabric-skinned box-type fuselage then in common use, as well being easier to give an aerodynamically clean shape. It was powered by either a 150 hp Benz Bz.III or a 160 hp Mercedes D.III six-cylinder watercooled inline engine. The additional power enabled twin fixed Spandau machineguns to be fitted without any loss in performance.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( D.I) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 7.40 m (23 ft 3.5 in)
- Wingspan: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
- Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 22.9 m (247 ft)
- Empty weight: 645 kg (1,422 lb)
- Gross weight: 898 kg (1,809 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 175 km/h (110 mph)
- Endurance: 1.5 hours
- Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
- Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (547 ft/min)
Armament
- 2 x forward-firing 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns
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