Fokker D.I

what is it?

The Fokker D.I (company designation M.18) was a development of the D.II fighter. The D.I was also flown in Austro-Hungarian service as a fighter trainer aircraft under the designation B.III. Confusing the matter further, both the D.II and D.I arrived at the Front in German service at similar times, in July–August 1916. The main designer was Martin Kreutzer.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 150 km/htop speed
• size 670 kgmax take-off weight
• built 144made 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 9.1 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

1916-01

introduced

1916

number built

144

role

fighter aircraft

makers

Fokker

engines

1× Mercedes D.II

crew

1

length

6.3 m

wingspan

9.1 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

670 kg

top speed

150 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.