Halberstadt D.I

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D.I
Type	Fighter
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke
Maiden flight	February 1916
Number built	2

The Halberstadt D.I was a prototype fighter aircraft built in Germany in 1916 as a development of the firm's B.II trainer. It was a conventional, two-bay biplane with unstaggered wings of unequal span and fixed, tailskid undercarriage. The engine was the same Mercedes D.I that was fitted to the B.II, and a single machine gun was fitted. Two prototypes were evaluated by the Idflieg, and their performance was found wanting. The modifications required to bring the aircraft up to an acceptable standard would result in the Halberstadt D.II later the same year.

[edit] Specifications (variant)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Wingspan: 8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 23.6 m² (254 ft²)
• Empty weight: 550 kg (1,210 lb)
• Gross weight: 740 kg (1,630 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.I, 75 kW (100 hp)

Armament

• 1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 08 machine gun

[edit] References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 458. 
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 896 Sheet 03. 

v • d • e Idflieg D, DD- and DJ-class aircraft designations D- and DD- class AEG: D.I  • D.II  • D.III Albatros: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII  • D.VIII  • D.IX  • D.X  • D.XI  • D.XII Aviatik: (D.I not assigned) • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII Daimler: D.I  • D.II DFW: D.I  • D.II Euler: D.I  • D.II Fokker: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII  • D.VIII Friedrichshafen: D.I  • DD.II Halberstadt: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V Junkers: D.I Kondor: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI LFG/Roland: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII  • D.VIII  • D.IX  • D.X  • D.XI  • D.XII  • D.XIII  • D.XIV  • D.XV  • D.XVI  • D.XVII LVG: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI MFW: D.I Naglo: D.I  • D.II Pfalz: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII  • D.VIII  • D.IX  • D.X  • D.XI  • D.XII Rumpler: D.I Schütte-Lanz: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V  • D.VI  • D.VII Siemens-Schuckert: D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV • D.V  • D.VI Zeppelin-Lindau: D.I DJ- class AEG: DJ.I

v • d • e Aircraft produced by Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke A.II B.I  • B.II  • B.III C.I  • CL.II  • C.III  • CL.IV  • C.V  • C.VII  • C.VIII  • C.IX  • CLS.X D.I  • D.II  • D.III  • D.IV  • D.V G.I

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