Junkers CL.I
Military
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The Junkers CL.I ground-attack aircraft of 1917 pioneered close air support tactics with specialised armoured design. Its robust single-engine platform achieved 161 km/h while carrying defensive weaponry and bombs for low-level attacks. The 12-metre span provided reasonable manoeuvrability for evasion from ground fire.
Specifications
- Role
- Ground-attack aircraft
- Origin
- Germany
- Engines
- 1
- First flight
- 1917
- Length
- 7.9 m
- Wingspan
- 12 m
- Max speed
- 161 km/h