what is it?
The Albatros D.II was a German fighter aircraft used during World War I. After a successful combat career in the early Jagdstaffeln, it was gradually superseded by the Albatros D.III.
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 110 years ago, in 1916.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1916
- introduced
- 1916
- number built
- 291
- role
- fighter
- makers
- Albatros
- engines
- 1× Austro-Daimler 185hp / Mercedes D.III
- crew
- 1
- length
- 7.4 m
- height
- 2.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 898 kg
- top speed
- 170 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q576606, Wikipedia: Albatros D.II (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.