It was the world's first operational jet-powered. Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 2. The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: 'Swallow') in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: 'Storm Bird') in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt.Powerplant: 1 × Daimler D.IIIa 6-cylinder, liquid-cooled, inline piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp).Specifications (AEG D.I) AEG D.I second versionĭata from German Aircraft of the First World War and Wagner/Nowarra, German Combat Planes pg.73. Dr.I 1917 prototype single seat triplane fighter. D.I 1917 prototype single seat biplane fighter. The second and third prototypes differed little from the first except in detail. A triplane version was built as the Dr.I. Three prototypes were ordered, but after the first two were involved in serious crashes, one of which killed flying ace Walter Höhndorf on September 5, 1917, development was cancelled. The AEG D.I was a biplane fighter of World War I.
