Halberstadt C.I

what is it?

The Halberstadt C.I was a German single-engined reconnaissance biplane of World War I, built by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 165 km/htop speed

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 109 years ago, in 1917.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.6 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

1917

number built

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role

reconnaissance

engines

1× Oberursel U.I

crew

2

length

7.1 m

wingspan

9.6 m

height

2.7 m

top speed

165 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.