Albatros B.I
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| Paper model of Albatros B.I. |
| Role |
Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer |
Albatros Flugzeugwerke |
| Primary user |
Germany |
The Albatros B.I was a German military reconnaissance aircraft designed in 1913 and which saw service during World War I.
Design and development
It was a two-seat biplane of conventional configuration which seated the observer and pilot in separate cockpits in tandem. The wings were originally of three-bay design, later changed to two-bay, unstaggered configuration. A floatplane version was developed as the W.I.
Operational history
B.Is were withdrawn from front line service in 1915 but examples served as trainers for the remainder of the War.
Operators
- Austria-Hungary
- German Empire
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Turkey
Survivors
A surviving example is preserved at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna.
Specifications (B.I)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.57 m (28 ft 1½ in)
- Wingspan: 14.48 m (47 ft 6⅛ in)
- Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 43 m2 (463 ft2)
- Empty weight: 747 kg (1,643 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,080 kg (2,376 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.I six cyl. in-line water-cooled, 75 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 105 km/h (65 mph)
- Range: 650 km (400 miles)
- Rate of climb: 1.333 m/s (262 ft/min)
See also
- Related development
Albatros B.II - Albatros B.III - Albatros C.III - Lebed XI - Lebed XII
- Related lists
References
- ^ Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970) (in English). German aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 00103 6.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 51.
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