Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
Friedrichshafen FF.48
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · WORLD WAR I
64
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
- First Flight1917
- Crew2
◈Powerplant3MOD.3
- Engine TypeMaybach Mb.IVa
- Engine ModelMaybach Mb.IVa
- Number of Engines1
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Top Speed153 km/h
- Cruise Speed130 km/h
- Ferry Range740 km
◇Dimensions & Weights6MOD.6
- Length11.2 m
- Wingspan16.25 m
- Height4.4 m
- Wing Area68
- Empty Weight1,591 kg
- Loaded Weight2,216 kg
◆Armament1MOD.1
- Internal Gun1 × fixed, forward firing LMG 08/15 machine gun; 1 × Parabellum MG14 machine gun on pivoting mount in rear cockpit.
▤Production1MOD.1
- Total Built3
⬢Service History3MOD.3
- Production Start1917
- Production End1917
- Operational StatusNot entered service; no combat flights recorded
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1917Production started
109
years in service
0
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
561AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS64WORLD WAR I · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS1010GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS195PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
📚 Sources