Etrich Taube

what is it?

The Etrich Taube, also known by the names of the various later manufacturers who built versions of the type, such as the Rumpler Taube, was a pre-World War I monoplane aircraft. It was the first military aeroplane to be mass-produced in Germany. The Taube was very popular prior to the First World War, and it was also used by the air forces of Italy and Austria-Hungary.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 119 km/htop speed
• size 835 kgmax take-off weight
• built 500made in total

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 116 years ago, in 1910.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14 m: about 3 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

1910

number built

500

role

bomber, surveillance, and trainer

makers

Igo Etrich, Halberstadt, DFW, Aviatik, Gotha, Albatros, Rumpler

engines

1× Mercedes D.I

crew

2

length

8.2 m

wingspan

14 m

max take-off weight

835 kg

top speed

119 km/h

range

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