Albatros D.I
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The Albatros D I was a German fighter airplane used during World War I. It was designed by Thelen, Schubert and Gnädig, in an attempt to create an airplane superior to the then-dominant Nieuport 11 (Bébé) and Airco D.H.2. The fighter was ordered in June 1915 and introduced in August 1916. It possessed a semi-monocoque fuselage (an advancement over the fabric-skinned box-type fuselage then in dominant use) and was powered by either a 150hp Benz Bz III or a 160 Hp Mercedes DIII six-cylinder watercooled inline engine. A total of 50 pre-series and series D I aircraft were in service by November 1916. Further production was not undertaken; the design suffered from inferior fields of view forward and above for the pilot. The design was superseded by the Albatros D.II.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 23 ft 3.5 in (7.40 m)
- Wingspan: 27 ft 11.75 in (8.50 m)
- Height: 9 ft 6 3/8 in (2.95m)
- Wing area: 246.50 ft² (22.90 m²)
- Empty: 1,422 lb (645 kg)
- Loaded: 1,809 lb (898 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
- Powerplant: 1x 150hp Benz Bz III or 160 Hp Mercedes DIII six cylinder watercooled inline engine
Performance
- Maximum speed: 109 mph ( 175 km/h)
- Endurance: 1.5 hours
- Service ceiling:9,840 ft (3000 m)
- Rate of climb: 6 min to 3,280 ft
- Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
- Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)
Armament
- 2x forward-firing 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine gun
Related content
Related development:Comparable aircraft: Albatros D.II - Nieuport 11
Designation sequence: D.I - D.II - D.III - D.IV - D.V - D.VI - D.VII - Dr.I - D.VIII - D.IX - D.X - Dr.II - D.XI - D.XII -
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