Udet U 10

what is it?

The Udet U 10 was a small, low-power sport aircraft developed in Germany in the early 1920s as an improved version of the Udet U 1, via the U 2 and U 6.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 155 km/htop speed
• seats 1passengers
• size 570 kgmax take-off weight
• built 9made 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 102 years ago, in 1924.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.6 m: about 2 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

1924

number built

9

role

low power sport aircraft

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

engines

1× Siemens-Halske Sh 4

crew

1

passengers

1

length

5.9 m

wingspan

10.6 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

570 kg

top speed

155 km/h

range

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