Otto C.I

what is it?

The Otto C.I, also known as the Otto KD.15, was a German two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War designed and produced by Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik. The C.I was a rare example of an aircraft flown by the Central Powers which had a pusher configuration.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 14.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 130 km/htop speed
• size 1,500 kgmax take-off weight
• built 25made 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 112 years ago, in 1914.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.5 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

1914

retired

1917

status

retired

number built

25

role

reconnaissance, bomber

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik

engines

1× Benz Bz.III / Bz.III

crew

2

length

9.6 m

wingspan

14.5 m

max take-off weight

1,500 kg

top speed

130 km/h

range

—

wings

biplane

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