Albatros D.I
General characteristic
Crew: one pilot
Length: 7.40 m (23 ft 3.5 in)
Wingspan: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 22.9 m² (247 ft²)
Empty weight: 645 kg (1,422 lb)
Gross weight: 898 kg (1,809 lb)
Powerplant: 1 x 110 kW (150 hp) Benz Bz.III or a 120 kW (160 hp) Mercedes D.III 6-cylinder inline engine
Performance
Maximum speed: 175 km/h (110 mph)
Endurance: 1.5 hours
Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (547 ft/min)
Armament
2 × forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns
Albatros D.II
General characteristics
Crew: one (pilot)
Length: 7.40 m (23 ft 3.5 in)
Wingspan: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
Height: 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 24.5 m² (264 ft²)
Empty weight: 637 kg (1,404 lb)
Loaded weight: 888 kg (1,958 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III 6-cylinder inline engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 175 km/h (95 kn, 110 mph)
Service ceiling: 5,180 m (16,990 ft)
Rate of climb: 3 m/s (596 ft/min)
Endurance: 1.5 hours
Armament
2 × forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns
And for comparisons:
Albatros D.III (in WoW J A 14 11/4)
General characteristics
Crew: one
Length: 7.33 m (24 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 23.6 m² (254 ft²)
Empty weight: 695 kg (1,532 lb)
Loaded weight: 886 kg (1,949 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 955 kg (2,105 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IIIa inline water cooled engine, 127 kW (170 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 175 km/h (94 kn, 109 mph) at sea level
Range: 480 km (261 nmi, 300 mi)
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,044 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s (886ft/min)
Wing loading: 37.5 kg/m² (7.67 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.13 kW/kg (0.081 hp/lb)
Armament
2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns
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