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Albatros B.I

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B.I
Type 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B.Is were withdrawn from front line service in 1915 but examples served as trainers for the remainder of the War.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

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Survivors

A surviving example is preserved at the Heeresgeschichtliche Museum in Vienna.

Specifications (B.I)

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, pilot and observer
  • Length: 8.55 m (28 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 14.30 m (46 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 43 m² (463 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 600 kg (1,300 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 800 kg (1,800 lb)
  • Powerplant:Mercedes D.I , 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance


See also

Related development
Albatros B.II - Albatros B.III - Albatros C.III - Lebed XI - Lebed XII

Related lists

References

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, p.51. 


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