Siemens-Schuckert E.I

Siemens-Schuckert E.I
Role	monoplane fighter
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Siemens-Schuckert
First flight	late 1915
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte
Number built	21 (incl. 1 prototype)

The Siemens-Schuckert E.I was a German fighter aircraft, manufactured by Siemens-Schuckert.

The E type (Eindecker) monoplane first flew in late 1915. it was a monoplane with wire braced wings. powered by the Siemens-Halske Sh.I rotary engine it was armed with a single LMG 08/15 machine gun. After a successful evaluation, 20 production models were built.^[1]

Variants

E.II: 1 prototype built. Powered by 89 kW (120 hp) Argus As.II inline engine. Destroyed in an accident.^[1]
E.III: 6 built. Powered by 75 kW (100 hp) Oberursel U.I^[1] 9-cylinder rotary engine, a licence built Gnome Delta.

Operators

Germany

Luftstreitkräfte

Specifications (E.I)

Data from German Aircraft of the First World War

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 7.1 m (23 ft 3.625 in)
Wingspan: 10.0 m (32 ft 9.75 in)
Empty weight: 473 kg (1,041 lb)
Gross weight: 673 kg (1,481 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh.I, 75 kW (100 hp) each

Performance

Endurance: 1.5 hours

Armament

1 x LMG 08/15 machine gun

References

1 2 3 Donald, David, The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (pg 838). (1997). Prospero Books. ISBN 1-85605-375-X

Peter Gray and Owen Thetford German Aircraft of the First World War London: Putnam, 1962

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Siemens-Schuckert aircraft.

1000aircraft.com. Aircraft photo. Accessed March 23, 2009.

Aircraft produced by Siemens-Schuckert

1910 biplane Bulldog B D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI DD.5 Dr.I Dr.II DDr.I E.I E.II E.III L.I R.I R.II R.III R.IV R.V R.VI R.VII R.VIII Forssman

Idflieg E-class aircraft designations

Fokker E.I E.II E.III E.IV E.V Junkers E.I Kondor (E.I and E.II not assigned) E.III LFG E.I LVG E.I NFW E.I E.II Pfalz E.I E.II E.III E.IV E.V E.VI Siemens-Schuckert E.I E.II E.III E.IV

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