Junkers CL.I

what is it?

The Junkers CL.I was a ground-attack aircraft developed in Germany during World War I. Its construction was undertaken by Junkers under the designation J 8 as proof of Hugo Junkers' belief in the monoplane, after his firm had been required by the Idflieg to submit a biplane (the J 4) as its entry in a competition to select a ground-attack aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 12 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 161 km/htop speed
• size 1,050 kgmax take-off weight
• built 51made 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 109 years ago, in 1917.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1917

number built

51

role

ground-attack aircraft

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Junkers

engines

1× Mercedes D.IIIa

length

7.9 m

wingspan

12 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,050 kg

top speed

161 km/h

range

—

ceiling

6,000 m

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