Albatros fighter aircraft

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The Albatros fighter aircraft were German World War I biplane fighters, notably used by aces, that combined streamlined wooden monocoque fuselages with powerful engines to achieve high speed and maneuverability.

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Albatros D-series fighters 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft family
aircraftType biplane
armament twin synchronized forward-firing machine guns
category World War I German fighter aircraft
configuration single-engine tractor configuration
constructionFeature wooden monocoque fuselage
countryOfOrigin German Empire NERFINISHED
crew single-seat
designFeature streamlined fuselage
two-bay biplane wing configuration
developedBy Albatros Flugzeugwerke design team NERFINISHED
era 1910s
historicalSignificance mainstay German fighter type during mid-World War I
influenced subsequent German fighter designs
manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke NERFINISHED
material fabric-covered wings
wood
notableCharacteristic good maneuverability
high speed for its era
notableSeries Albatros D-series fighters NERFINISHED
notableUser Ernst Udet NERFINISHED
Manfred von Richthofen NERFINISHED
Oswald Boelcke NERFINISHED
Werner Voss NERFINISHED
operatedFrom frontline airfields on Eastern Front
frontline airfields on Western Front
powerplantType inline piston engine
primaryRole fighter
usedBy Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops NERFINISHED
Luftstreitkräfte NERFINISHED
usedFor air superiority missions
fighter escort
offensive patrols
usedInConflict World War I

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Polish Air Force pilot Stefan Stec aircraftFlown Albatros fighter aircraft
subject surface form: Stefan Stec
Fokker Eindecker series replacedBy Albatros fighter aircraft
this entity surface form: Albatros D-series fighters