5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Dorand AR.1 French First World War reconnaissance biplane: San Diego Air and Space Museum archives· Public domain
- 2. Dorand AR 2 dwg: French Government· Public domain
- 3. Dorand AR.1 Front: Air Service, United States Army· Public domain
- 4. Dorand AR.1 Rear: Air Service, United States Army· Public domain
- 5. Dorand AR.1 Right Rear: Air Service, United States Army· Public domain
what is it?
The Dorand AR.1 was a World War I French two-seat observation biplane aircraft used by the French Air Force, the American Expeditionary Force and, in small numbers, by Serbian Aviation.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 13.3 m wingspan
base stats
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.
- Wingspan of 13.3 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
- 1916
- introduced
- 1917
- number built
- —
- role
- reconnaissance aircraft
- makers
- Service technique de l'aéronautique
- engines
- 1× Renault 8Gdy
- crew
- 2
- length
- 8.2 m
- wingspan
- 13.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,330 kg
- top speed
- 148 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 5,500 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1232301, Wikipedia: Dorand AR (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.