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Aviatik B.I
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B.I | |
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Type | Reconnaissance aircraft |
Manufacturer | Aviatik |
Designed by | Robert Wild |
Maiden flight | 1914 |
Introduced | 1914 |
Retired | 1916 |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
The Aviatik B.I is a German two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed and built by the Automobil und Aviatik AG company, who until then had produced copies of French designs.
The B.I was developed from a 1913 design for a racing aircraft. The crew sat in open tandem cockpits with the observer in the front. It entered service in 1914.
It was followed by the B.II model, which had a more powerful Mercedes engine and was later armed with a single 7.7 mm machine gun.
Specifications (B.I)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot & observer)
- Length: 7.97 m (26 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 13.97 m (45 ft 10 in)
- Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
- Loaded weight: 1,088 kg (2,400 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Mercedes D.I 6-cylinder liquid-cooled inline engine, 74.5 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 km/h (54 knots, 62 mph)
- Endurance: 4 hours
Armament
References
- ↑ Jackson, Robert, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Paragon, 2002. ISBN 0-75258-130-9
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