Halberstadt D.II
The Halberstadt D.II was a biplane fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by German aircraft company Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke. It was adopted by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Army Air Service) and served through the period of Allied air superiority in early 1916. As the first biplane fighter aircraft to serve in combat for the German Empire, it had begun to be superseded in the Jagdstaffeln and other early German fighter units by the superior Albatros fighters in the second half of the year, although small numbers of Halberstadts continued in use well into 1917.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Halberstadt
- Category
- Fighters
- First flight
- 1915-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 81 kt
- Max speed
- 81 kt
- Range
- 130 nm
- Service ceiling
- 13,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,606 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,144 lb
- Powerplant
- Mercedes D.II
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 23.9 ft
- Wingspan
- 28.8 ft
- Height
- 8.7 ft
- Number built
- 175
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.