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Kondor B.I

German Empire ·first flew 1918· trainer aircraft

what is it?

The Kondor B.I was a German two seat, biplane training aircraft designed and built close to the end of World War I.

How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 9.5 m wingspan

base stats

  • size 1,150 kgmax take-off weight

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 108 years ago, in 1918.
  • Wingspan of 9.5 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
1918
number built
—
role
trainer aircraft
origin
German Empire
makers
Kondor Flugzeugwerke
engines
1× Mercedes D.II
length
6.9 m
wingspan
9.5 m
max take-off weight
1,150 kg
top speed
—
range
—
wings
biplane

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

Sources: Wikidata Q60772496, Wikipedia: Kondor B.I (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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