Albatros B.I

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type=Reconnaissance aircraft
manufacturer=Albatros Flugzeugwerke
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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B.Is were withdrawn from front line service in 1915 but examples served as trainers for the remainder of the War.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

;flag|Austria-Hungary
*Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops;flag|German Empire
*"Luftstreitkräfte"
*"Kaiserliche Marine";NLD;POL
*Polish Air Force operated this type postwar.;TUR

urvivors

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

pecifications (B.I)

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crew= two, pilot and observer
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length main= 8.55 m
length alt= 28 ft 1 in
span main= 14.30 m
span alt= 46 ft 11 in
height main= 3.5 m
height alt= 11 ft 6 in
area main= 43 m²
area alt= 463 ft²
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empty weight main= 600 kg
empty weight alt= 1,300 lb
loaded weight main= 800 kg
loaded weight alt= 1,800 lb
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engine (prop)=Mercedes D.I
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number of props=1
power main= 75 kW
power alt= 100 hp
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max speed main= 100 km/h
max speed alt= 52 knots, 60 mph
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range main= 650 km
range alt= 351 nm, 400 mi
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climb rate main= 1 m/s
climb rate alt= 200 ft/min
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ee also

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Albatros B.II -
Albatros B.III -
Albatros C.III -
Lebed XI -
Lebed XII
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* List of military aircraft of Germany

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