The Harlan Eindecker was a German single-wing reconnaissance aircraft designed, built and put into service in 1911. The Ottoman War Ministry, which was then looking for aircraft and equipment to found an air arm, bought two of them from Germany in 1912, alongside other monoplanes.
Both were sent to the front during the Balkan War, and both fell into Bulgarian hands when Ottoman forces withdrew towards Pınarhisar.
Specifications
- Crew: 2
- Engine: one 100 hp Argus piston engine
- Wingspan: 13.80 m
- Wing area: 29 m²
- Length: 9.10 m
- Empty weight: 600 kg
- Maximum take-off weight: 900 kg
- Maximum speed: 110 km/h
- Range: 470 km
- Armament: none
Adapted and translated from the original Turkish-language ModofWar archive entry.
