NFW E.I

NFW E.I
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	National Flugzeug-Werk GmbH Johannisthal (NFW)
First flight	1917
Number built	1

The NFW E.I was a fighter aircraft built in Germany during World War I.

Design[]

The E.I was an all-wood single-seat monoplane powered by an Oberursel U.0 rotary engine. The wing had two spars between which the pilot's seat was located, but also a plywood trim. One prototype was built and flown in 1917, but the type did not enter production.

Specifications[]

Data from ,^[1] German Aircraft of the First World War^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 15.72 m² (169.2 sq ft)
Empty weight: 428 kg (944 lb)
Gross weight: 620 kg (1,367 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Oberursel U.0 , 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 156 km/h (97 mph, 84 kn)
Cruise speed: 132 km/h (82 mph, 71 kn)
Time to altitude: 1,300 m (4,300 ft) in 6 minutes

Armament

Guns: 1-2 × machine guns

References[]

^ "NFW E.i".
^ Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 489. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.

[1] "NFW E.i".

[Gray-2] Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 489. ISBN 0-370-00103-6.

[1]

[2]

v t Idflieg E-class aircraft designations
Fokker	E.I E.II E.III E.IV E.V
Junkers	E.I
LFG Roland	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

NFW E.I

Contents

Design[]

Specifications[]

See also[]

References[]