The Junkers CL.I was the first ever cantilever monoplane design to enter production, it utilised corrugated duralumin wings and front fuselage with fabric covering only being used on the rear fuselage, it was produced by Junkers as the J10, it's first flight was made on the 4th of May 1918, in military service it was given the designation CL.I. The Junkers CL.I entered active service late in WWI (summer 1918), only 47 aircraft being delivered prior to the Armistice, use was limited to the Eastern Front where it fulfilled a role we would now call a fighter bomber or multi-role aircraft as it was designed to operate as both an escort and ground attack aircraft. 
Specifications: Junkers CL.I Crew: Pilot and Observer/Gunner Wing Span: 39 ft 6 in 12.04 m Length: 25 ft 11 in 7.9 m Height: 7 ft 8½ in 2.65 m Gross Weight: 2,310 lb 1,050 kg Max Speed: 105 mph 169 km/h Service Ceiling: 19,680 ft 6,000 m
Armament: Twin forward firing Spandau Machine Guns Single observer's ring-mounted Parabellum machine-gun A supply of stick Grenades to be dropped by the Observer/Gunner
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