Hansa-Brandenburg D.I

what is it?

The Hansa-Brandenburg D.I, also known as the KD (Kampf Doppeldecker) was a German fighter aircraft of World War I. Despite poor handling characteristics it was put into service by Austria-Hungary, where some aircraft served until the end of the war.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 187 km/htop speed
• seats 1passengers
• size 920 kgmax take-off weight
• built 100made 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 110 years ago, in 1916.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1916

introduced

1916

number built

100

role

fighter

makers

Phönix

engines

1× Austro-Daimler 185hp / Austro-Daimler 6 / inline engine

crew

1

passengers

1

length

6.4 m

wingspan

8.5 m

height

2.8 m

max take-off weight

920 kg

top speed

187 km/h

range

—

ceiling

5,000 m

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