Anatra DS Anasal

what is it?

The Anatra DS or Anasal was a two-seat reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Anatra D (Anade). It was built in the Anatra factory in Odessa in the Russian Empire and flown during World War I by both sides during the Russian Civil War. The main difference from the previous model was the replacement of a 100 hp rotary engine with a much more powerful 150 hp Salmson radial engine, which improved performance.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 11.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 144 km/htop speed
• size 1,164 kgmax take-off weight
• built 184made 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 110 years ago, in 1916.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.4 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

1916-07-16

number built

184

role

reconnaissance aircraft

origin

Russian Empire

makers

Anatra

engines

1× Salmson 9R radial / Salmson water-cooled aircraft engine

length

8.1 m

wingspan

11.4 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

1,164 kg

top speed

144 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,300 m

wings

biplane

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

family