Halberstadt D.I

Second prototype Halberstadt D.I with nose radiator
Role	Fighter prototype Type of aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke
First flight	Late Autumn 1915
Number built	2

The Halberstadt D.I was a prototype fighter aircraft built in Germany in 1916 as a scaled down version of the firm's earlier B.II two seater. It was a conventional, two-bay biplane with staggered wings of nearly equal 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, their performance being found inadequate. The modifications required to bring the aircraft up to an acceptable standard would result in the Halberstadt D.II later the same year.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot
Wingspan: 8.80 m (28 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 23.6 m² (254 sq ft)
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 (.312 in) MG 08 machine gun

References

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Grosz, Peter M. (1996). Halberstadt Fighters-Classics of World War I Aviation. Albatros Publications.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 458.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 896 Sheet 03.
Grey & Thetford (1962–70). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). Putnam & Company.

v t e Halberstadt aircraft
A types	A.II
B types	B.I B.II B.III
C & CLS types	C.I CL.II C.III CL.IV C.V C.VII C.VIII C.IX CLS.I CLS.X
D types	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V
G types	G.I

Idflieg D and DJ-class aircraft designations

D- 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 skipped) 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 D.II D.III
Halberstadt	D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V
Junkers	D.I
Kondor	D.I
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
Märkische	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 D.XIII D.XIV D.XV
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