LVG B.I

__NOTOC__ Infobox Aircraft
name=LVG B.I


caption=
type=Two-seat reconnaissance biplane
national origin=Germany
manufacturer=Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft
designer=
first flight=
introduced=
retired=
status=
primary user=Luftstreitkräfte
more users=
produced=
number built=
variants with their own articles=The LVG B.I was a 1910s German two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed by Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft for the Luftstreitkräfte.

Development

LVG had been involved in the operation of dirigibles before it started design, in 1912, of the companies first original design the B.I. The B.I was a unequal-span two-seat biplane with a fixed tailskid landing gear. It was powered by a nose-mounted 100hp (75kW) Mercedes D.I engine. After entering service an improved variant, the B.II was developed with a cut-out in the upper wing to improve visibility for the pilot in the rear cockpit and fitted with a 120hp (89kW) Mercedes D.II engine. The B.II entered service in 1915 and although mainly used as a trainer it was used for unarmed reconnaissance and scouting duties. A further variant was the B.III which had structural strengthening to allow it to be used as a trainer.

Variants

* B.I - Production variant powered by a 100hp (75kW) Mercedes D.I engine.
* B.II - Improved variant powered by a 120hp (89kW) Mercedes D.II engine.
** Lebedev IX - Captured B.II rebuilt by Lebed and sold to the Imperial Russian Air Force
* B.III - Training variant with strengthened structures.

pecifications (B.I)

aerospecs
ref= [Orbis 1985, page 2277]
met or eng?= met

crew=2 (pilot, observer)
capacity=
length m=8.30
length ft=27
length in=2¾
span m=12.12
span ft=39
span in=9¼
swept m=
swept ft=
swept in=
rot number=
rot dia m=
rot dia ft=
rot dia in=
dia m=
dia ft=
dia in=
width m=
width ft=
width in=
height m=2.95
height ft=9
height in=8¼
wing area sqm=35.40
wing area sqft=381.05
swept area sqm=
swept area sqft=
rot area sqm=
rot area sqft=
volume m3=
volume ft3=
aspect ratio=
empty weight kg=726
empty weight lb=1600
gross weight kg=1075
gross weight lb=2370
lift kg=
lift lb=

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Mercedes D.I inline piston engine
eng1 kw= 75
eng1 hp= 100
eng1 kn=
eng1 lbf=
eng1 kn-ab=
eng1 lbf-ab=
eng2 number=
eng2 type=
eng2 kw=
eng2 hp=
eng2 kn=
eng2 lbf=
eng2 kn-ab=
eng2 lbf-ab=

max speed kmh=105
max speed mph=65
max speed mach=
cruise speed kmh=
cruise speed mph=
range km=
range miles=
endurance h= 4
endurance min= 0
ceiling m=
ceiling ft=
glide ratio=
climb rate ms=
climb rate ftmin=
sink rate ms=
sink rate ftmin=

armament1=
armament2=
armament3=
armament4=
armament5=
armament6=

ee also

aircontent
see also=
related=
similar aircraft=
sequence=
lists=
* List of military aircraft of Germany

References

*
*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=|pages=