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B.Is were withdrawn from front line service in 1915 but examples served as trainers for the remainder of the War.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

• Luftstreitkräfte
• Kaiserliche Marine

 Netherlands

 Poland

• Polish Air Force operated this type postwar.

 Turkey

Survivors

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

A survivor

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: 1× 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)

See also

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

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
  

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Published in July 2009.

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