Anatra D Anade

what is it?

The Anatra D or Anade was a two-seat reconnaissance aircraft built in Odessa, Russian Empire and flown during World War I. It was a two-bay biplane of conventional configuration that seated the pilot and observer in tandem, open cockpits. Test flights revealed a number of design flaws, including weak wing structure that would later kill the company test pilot on 21 July 1917 and poor stability. Despite the problems, the aircraft was ordered into production by the Army, and deliveries commenced in May 1916 after revisions had been made to correct the aircraft's centre of gravity in the hope of addressing the worst handling problems.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 11.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 132 km/htop speed
• range 350 kmwithout refuelling
• size 865 kgmax take-off weight
• built 170made 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 111 years ago, in 1915.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.5 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

1915-12-19

number built

170

role

reconnaissance aircraft

makers

Anatra

engines

1× Gnôme Monosoupape / Monosoupape

length

7.7 m

wingspan

11.5 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

865 kg

top speed

132 km/h

range

350 km

ceiling

4,000 m

wings

biplane

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

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