World War I Aircraft Wingspan Data and Scale Conversions

The most popular reference given for RC aircraft is wingspan.  While some RC kits are built to fly well rather than to fly scale, the wingspan should be close to those listed below. These tables will give a pretty good estimation of scale based on wingspan.

 

German	Full Sized (inches)	1/3rd Scale	1/4th Scale	1/5th Scale	1/6th Scale	1/7th Scale	1/8th Scale	1/9th Scale
A.E.G. C-IV	529	176	132	106	88	76	66	59
A.E.G. G-IV	724	241	181	145	121	103	91	80
Albatros B.III	433	144	108	87	72	62	54	48
Albatros C.III	460	153	115	92	77	66	58	51
Albatros D.II	335	112	84	67	56	48	42	37
Albatros D.III	356	119	89	71	59	51	45	40
Albatros D.V	356	119	89	71	59	51	45	40
Albatros J.I	556	185	139	111	93	79	70	62
Aviatik B.I	550	183	138	110	92	79	69	61
Aviatik B.II	550	183	138	110	92	79	69	61
Aviatik C.Ia	492	164	123	98	82	70	62	55
Fokker C.I	414	138	103	83	69	59	52	46
Fokker D.II	356	119	89	71	59	51	44	40
Fokker D.VI	302	101	75	60	50	43	38	34
Fokker D.VII	352	117	88	70	59	50	44	39
Fokker D.VIII	331	110	83	66	55	47	41	37
Fokker Dr.I	283	94	71	57	47	40	35	31
Fokker Eindecker	375	125	94	75	62	54	47	42
Gotha G.V	933	311	233	187	156	133	117	104
Halberstadt CL.II	424	141	106	85	71	61	53	47
Halberstadt CL.IV	358	119	90	72	60	51	45	40
Halberstadt D.II	346	115	87	69	58	49	43	38
Hannover CL.III	463	154	116	93	77	66	58	51
Hansa-Brandenburg C.1	482	161	121	96	80	69	60	54
Hansa-Brandenburg W.12	441	147	110	88	74	63	55	49
Junkers D.I	354	118	89	71	59	51	44	39
Junkers J.I	630	210	158	126	105	90	79	70
Pfalz D.III	370	123	93	74	62	53	46	41
Pfalz D.XII	354	118	89	71	59	51	44	39
Roland D.II	352	117	88	70	59	50	44	39
Roland D.VI	370	123	92	74	62	53	46	41
Rumpler C.IV-VII	498	166	125	100	83	71	62	55
Siemens Schuckert D.III	226	75	57	45	38	32	28	25
Siemens Schuckert D.IV	329	110	82	66	55	47	41	37
Taube	571	190	143	114	95	82	71	63
Zeppelin Staaken R.VI	1661	554	415	332	277	237	208	185

 

French	Full Sized (inches)	1/3rd Scale	1/4th Scale	1/5th Scale	1/6th Scale	1/7th Scale	1/8th Scale	1/9th Scale
Bleriot XI	466	155	117	93	78	67	58	52
Farman Biplane	418	139	105	84	70	60	52	46
Maurice Farman S.11	621	207	155	124	104	89	78	69
Caudron G.III	528	176	132	106	88	75	66	59
Morane-Saulnier L	441	147	110	88	74	63	55	49
Morane-Saulnier N	230	77	57	46	38	33	29	26
Nieuport 10	323	108	81	65	54	46	40	36
Nieuport 11	297	99	74	59	50	42	37	33
SPAD A2	376	125	94	75	63	54	47	42
Hanriot H.D.1	343	114	86	69	57	49	43	38
Nieuport 17	226	75	57	45	38	32	28	25
SPAD S VII	308	103	77	62	51	44	38	34
SPAD S XII	315	105	79	63	52	45	39	35
Caudron R 11	706	235	176	141	118	101	88	78
Nieuport 28	321	107	80	64	54	46	40	36
SPAD S XIII	323	108	81	65	54	46	40	36
Salmson 2	465	155	116	93	77	66	58	52

 

British	Full Sized (inches)	1/3rd Scale	1/4th Scale	1/5th Scale	1/6th Scale	1/7th Scale	1/8th Scale	1/9th Scale
RAF B.E.2	442	147	111	88	74	63	55	49
Sopwith Tabloid	297	99	74	59	50	42	37	33
Bristol Scout D	295	98	74	59	49	42	37	33
De Havilland D.H.2	339	113	85	68	57	48	42	38
RAF F.E.2d	573	191	143	115	96	82	72	64
Sopwith 1.5 Strutter	402	134	100	80	67	57	50	45
Vickers F.B.5 Gun Bus	437	146	109	87	73	62	55	49
Bristol M1C	369	123	92	74	62	53	46	41
Vickers F.B.19	288	96	72	58	48	41	36	32
RAF F.E.8	378	126	94	76	63	54	47	42
Sopwith Pup	318	106	80	64	53	45	40	35
Sopwith Triplane	318	106	80	64	53	45	40	35
Vickers F.B.12	355	118	89	71	59	51	44	39
Beardmore W.B.III	300	100	75	60	50	43	38	33
Bristol Fighter	471	157	118	94	78	67	59	52
RAF S.E.5a	319	106	80	64	53	46	40	35
Sopwith Camel	336	112	84	67	56	48	42	37
Sopwith Dolphin	390	130	97	78	65	56	49	43
Airco D.H.5	308	103	77	62	51	44	39	34
Sopwith Snipe	373	124	93	75	62	53	47	41

 

Austrian	Full Sized (inches)	1/3rd Scale	1/4th Scale	1/5th Scale	1/6th Scale	1/7th Scale	1/8th Scale	1/9th Scale
Hansa Brandenburg D-I	335	112	84	67	56	48	42	37
Albartos D-III	354	118	89	71	59	51	44	39
Aviatik (Berg) D-1	318	106	80	64	53	45	40	35
Phonix D-I	386	129	96	77	64	55	48	43

 

Russian	Full Sized (inches)	1/3rd Scale	1/4th Scale	1/5th Scale	1/6th Scale	1/7th Scale	1/8th Scale	1/9th Scale
Sikorsky S-16	315	105	79	63	52	45	39	35
Voisin LAS	580	193	145	116	97	83	73	64
Lebed V-II	299	100	75	60	50	43	37	33
Mosca MB 2bis	283	94	71	57	47	40	35	31
Anatra DS	449	150	112	90	75	64	56	50
Voisin Ivanov	580	193	145	116	97	83	73	64
Anadwa Vkh	748	249	187	150	125	107	94	83
Saveljev Quadriplane	366	122	92	73	61	52	46	41
Anatra DSS	1181	394	295	236	197	169	148	131
Anadwa Salmson	752	251	188	150	125	107	94	84