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The Albatros D.I was a German fighter airplane used during World War I. It was designed by Robert Thelen, R. Schubert and Gnädig, in an attempt to create an airplane superior to the then-dominant Nieuport 11 (Bébé) and Airco D.H.2. The fighter was ordered in June 1915 and introduced in August 1916. It possessed a semi-monocoque fuselage (an advancement over the fabric-skinned box-type fuselage then in common use) and was powered by either a 150hp Benz Bz III or a 160 Hp Mercedes DIII six-cylinder watercooled inline engine. A total of 50 pre-series and series D.I aircraft were in service by November 1916. Further production under this designation was not undertaken - a reduction in the gap between the top and bottom planes in order to improve the pilot's view resulted in the otherwise identical Albatros D.II - the first major production Albatros fighter.

Contents 1 Specifications 1.1 General Characteristics 1.2 Performance 1.3 Armament 2 Related content

• Crew: one
• Length: 23 ft 3.5 in (7.40 m)
• Wingspan: 27 ft 11.75 in (8.50 m)
• Height: 9 ft 6 3/8 in (2.95m)
• Wing area: 246.50 ft² (22.90 m²)
• Empty: 1,422 lb (645 kg)
• Loaded: 1,809 lb (898 kg)
• Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
• Powerplant: 1x 150 hp Benz Bz. III or 160 hp Mercedes D.III six cylinder watercooled inline engine

• Maximum speed: 109 mph (175 km/h)
• Endurance: 1.5 hours
• Service ceiling:9,840 ft (3000 m)
• Rate of climb: 6 min to 3,280 ft
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

• 2x forward-firing 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns

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Comparable aircraft: Albatros D.II - Nieuport 11

Designation sequence: D.I - D.II - D.III - D.IV - D.V - D.VI - D.VII - Dr.I - D.VIII - D.IX - D.X - Dr.II - D.XI - D.XII -