Albatros B.I

B.I

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B.Is were withdrawn from front line service in 1915 but examples served as trainers for the remainder of the War.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

Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops

German Empire

Luftstreitkrx¤fte
Kaiserliche Marine

Netherlands Poland

Polish Air Force operated this type postwar.

Turkey

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: 1x— Mercedes D.I, 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 100 km/h (52 kn, 60 mph)
Range: 650 km (351 nmi, 400 mi)
Rate of climb: 1 m/s (200 ft/min)

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