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what is it?
The Standard E-1 was an early American Army fighter aircraft, tested in 1917. It was the only pursuit aircraft manufactured by the United States during World War I. It arrived late in World War I, and as a result saw more use in the months following the Armistice than those preceding it.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 7.3 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 109 years ago, in 1917.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1917
- number built
- 170
- role
- military trainer
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Standard Aircraft Corporation
- engines
- 1× Le Rhône rotary
- length
- 5.8 m
- wingspan
- 7.3 m
- height
- 2.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 519 kg
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,510 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2082154, Wikipedia: Standard E-1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.