Pfalz Dr.I

what is it?

The Pfalz Dr.I was a German fighter prototype of World War I. Official interest in the potential of the triplane configuration for single-seat fighters prompted Pfalz to develop the Dr.I. It underwent initial testing in October 1917, and an initial batch of 10 aircraft were shipped to the Front and arrived in April 1918.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 190 km/htop speed
• size 705 kgmax take-off weight
• built 10made 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.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1917

introduced

1918

retired

1918

status

retired

number built

10

role

fighter

makers

Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke

engines

1× Siemens-Halske Sh.III

crew

1

length

5.5 m

wingspan

8.6 m

height

2.8 m

max take-off weight

705 kg

top speed

190 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.