Aviatik B.I

Reconnaissance Biplane Aircraft [ 1914 ]

The Aviatik B.I biplane aircraft became a capable reconnaissance platform serving with the German Empire up until early 1916.

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The Aviatik B.I series handled reconnaissance duties for Germany in the early years of the war, serving up to about early 1916 before being replaced by more improved contemporaries. The system was sufficient in the role and was a product of the Automobil und Aviatikwerke company, which handled production out of facilities based in Austria and Leipzig.

The design of the B.I was basic for the time, of a biplane nature and utilizing a crew of two to handle piloting and observation duty. The crew sat in tandem, though the observer was kept in the front portion of the fuselage with the pilot behind him. In theory, this would have afforded the observer a pretty good view of the front forward facing though it would handicap the pilot by being seated further back than was the norm (the engine was fitted before both seats, pushing the pilot's overall perspective rearwards even more).

The B.I was conceived of from an original racing biplane design appearing in 1913. This was a pivotal undertaking for the Automobil und Aviatikwerke bureau as their previous designs were nothing more than copied French designs, a bit of flattery sent in the "enemies" direction one might think. Nonetheless, the Aviatik B.I served well for its tenure during the war and was eventually superceded by the B.II series, which sported an improved and more powerful Mercedes-brand engine.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Automobil und Aviatikwerke - Germany
Manufacturer(s)

Austria-Hungary; German Empire; Kingdom of Italy; Paraguay; Turkey
Operators

National flag of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

1914
Service Year

Imperial Germany
National Origin

Retired
Project Status

2
Crew

1,200
Units

INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.

26.1 ft
(7.97 meters)
Length

45.8 ft
(13.97 meters)
Width/Span

10.8 ft
(3.30 meters)
Height

1,874 lb
(850 kilograms)
Empty Weight

2,399 lb
(1,088 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight

+525 lb
(+238 kg)
Weight Difference

1 x Mercedes 6-cylinder liquid-cooled inline engine developing 100 horsepower driving a two-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
Propulsion

62 mph
(100 kph | 54 knots)
Max Speed

16,404 ft
(5,000 m | 3 miles)
Ceiling

249 miles
(400 km | 216 nm)
Range

MACH Regime (Sonic)

Sub

Trans

Super

Hyper

HiHyper

ReEntry

♦

None.

B.I - Base Production Model Designation.

B.II - Improved B.I version fitted with more powerful Mercedes powerplant; 1 x 7.7mm machine gun.

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