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Pfalz D.VI

German Empire ·first flew 1917· single seat fighter aircraft

Pfalz D.VI, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

The Pfalz D.VI was a German sesquiplane fighter aircraft from World War I. It was not put into production.

How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 7.1 m wingspan

base stats

  • size 606 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 109 years ago, in 1917.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight
1917
number built
—
role
single seat fighter aircraft
origin
German Empire
makers
Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke
engines
1× Oberursel U.II / Oberursel Ur.II
wingspan
7.1 m
max take-off weight
606 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 Q17147140, Wikipedia: Pfalz D.VI (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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