Euler D.I

Infobox Aircraft
name = Euler D.I
type = Fighter
manufacturer = Euler-Werke


caption =
designer = August Euler
first flight = Autumn avyear|1916
introduced = avyear|1917
retired = avyear|1920
status =
primary user = Luftstreitkräfte
more users =
produced =
number built =around 75
unit cost =
variants with their own articles = Euler D.II

The Euler D.I was a German single-seat fighter based on the French Nieuport 11. After seeing the success of the French Nieuport 11 at the front, German designer August Euler set about to create a German aircraft based on the Nieuport design. The Euler D.I first flew in late 1916. It was powered by an 80hp engine with the Euler patented machine gun on the front.

Operational History

2 prototypes were recorded as being in service at the front in October 1916, and the German government ordered 50 in the same month. A further 50 were ordered in early 1917, but this order was largely transferred over to the D.I's successor, the Euler D.II. The plane saw very little combat service, being largely used as a fighter trainer for the remainder of the war.

Operators

;flag|German Empire

Specifications

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=One
span main=8.10 m
span alt=26 ft 6⅞ in
area main=13.00 m²
area alt= 139.93 ft²
length main=5.80 m
length alt=19 ft 0¼ in
height main= 2.66 m
height alt= 8 ft 8¾ in
empty weight main=380 kg
empty weight alt=838 lb
loaded weight main=600 kg
loaded weight alt=1,323 lb
max takeoff weight main=
max takeoff weight alt=
more general=
engine (prop)=Oberursel U.O
type of prop=seven cylinder rotary engine
number of props=1
power main=60 kW
power alt=80 hp
max speed main=140 km/h
max speed alt=87 mph
max speed more=
range main=
range alt=
ceiling main=
ceiling alt=
climb rate main=
climb rate alt=
loading main=
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power/mass main=
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more performance=
*Time to 2,000 m: 12.5 minutes
guns=1 x engine-mounted 7.92-mm machine gun

Bibliography

* William Green and Gordon Swanborough. "The Complete Book of Fighters". Colour Library Direct, Godalming, UK: 1994. ISBN 1-85833-777-1.