Albatros Dr.II

what is it?

The Albatros Dr.II was a German prototype single-seat fighter triplane, the sole example of which flew in the spring of 1918. It was similar in many respects to the D.X biplane, employing among other features the same 145 kW (195 hp) Benz Bz.IIIb engine and twin 7.92 mm (0.312 in) machine guns. The three pairs of wings were sharply staggered, braced by broad I-struts, and shared parallel chords.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · triplane · 10 m wingspan

base stats

• size 915 kgmax take-off weight

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 108 years ago, in 1918.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1918

number built

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role

fighter

origin

German Reich

makers

Albatros

engines

1× Benz Bz.IIIbo / Bz.IIIb

crew

1

length

6.2 m

wingspan

10 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

915 kg

top speed

—

range

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wings

triplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.