Aviatik B.II

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name=B.II


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type=Reconnaissance aircraft
manufacturer=Aviatik
designer=Robert Wild
first flight=1915
introduced=1915
retired=1916
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primary user=Luftstreitkräfte
more users=Kaiserliche und Konigliche Luftfahrtruppen
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variants with their own articles=The Aviatik B.II was a reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was a two-seat biplane of conventional configuration that seated its pilot and observer in tandem, open cockpits. Compared to its predecessor, the B.I, the B.II had a more powerful engine and revised nose design that faired the powerplant in more neatly, and a single "rhino horn" collector stack for the exhaust. A variety of two- and three-bay wing designs were utilised during production. While originally no armament was fitted (in common with other B- class aircraft), later production versions received a machine gun for the observer. All were withdrawn from front-line service by early 1916, however the type continued in use as a trainer for a time with advanced flying training units (it is known that the B.II served in this role at FEA 9 at Darmstadt during 1916). [Cowin, H.W. "German and Austrian Aviation of World War I". Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2000 ISBN 1-841-76069-2]

Austro-Hungarian built D.IIs featured revised, enlarged ailerons, and Austro-Daimler engines.

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length ft=23
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eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Mercedes D.II
eng1 kw= 88
eng1 hp= 120
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ceiling m=6,100
ceiling ft=20,000
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References

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* [http://www.luftfahrt-archiv.de/Flugzeugtypen.asp?Type=Link&ID=T983&Name=B_I_und_B_II&SID=384204425 luftfahrt-archiv.de]
* [http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/gustin_military/db/ Military Aircraft Database]

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