Hansa-Brandenburg B.I

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name=B.I


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type=Reconnaissance aircraft
national origin=Germany
manufacturer=Hansa-Brandenburg
designer=Ernst Heinkel
first flight=avyear|1914
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variants with their own articles=The Hansa-Brandenburg B.I was an unarmed military reconnaissance biplane of World War I flown by the Austro-Hungarian Air Service. Early models were known internally to the Hansa-Brandenburg firm as the type D, while later models with a more powerful engine were designated FD. This aircraft was one of the earliest designs of Ernst Heinkel, who was working for Hansa-Brandenburg at the time. It was an entirely conventional two-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span. The pilot and obverver sat in tandem in a long open cockpit.

The aircraft was produced under licence by Aero both during the war, and afterwards (when it became known as the Ae 10). Experience gained with this design would provide Aero with the basis for a number of derivative civil and military designs throughout the 1920s.

The design formed the basis for the C.I and C.II armed reconnaissance types.

Variants

"both variants shared the military designation B.I"
* D - initial version with Benz Bz.II engine
* FD - later version with Benz Bz.III engine

Operators

;flag|Austria-Hungary
*Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops;POL
*Polish Air Force (post-war);NOR
*Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service

pecifications (FD)

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crew=Two, pilot and observer
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length m=8.46
length ft=27
length in=9
span m=13.13
span ft=43
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height m=2.90
height ft=9
height in=6
wing area sqm=43.5
wing area sqft=468
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empty weight kg=760
empty weight lb=1,680
gross weight kg=1,060
gross weight lb=2,340
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eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Benz Bz.III
eng1 kw= 120
eng1 hp= 160
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max speed kmh=125
max speed mph=78
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range km=300
range miles=190
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ceiling m=3,200
ceiling ft=10,500
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climb rate ms=2.2
climb rate ftmin=430
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ee also

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*Hansa-Brandenburg C.I
*Hansa-Brandenburg C.II
*Aero Ae 01
*Aero A.14
*Aero A.15
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References

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External links

* [http://www.idflieg.com/hansa-brandenburg_bi.htm Hansa Brandenburg B.I Details Photos at the Budapest Museum of Aviation]