Albatros B.I

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Albatros B.I
General information
TypeReconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte

The Albatros B.I, (post-war company designation L.1) was a German military reconnaissance aircraft designed in 1913 and which saw service during World War I. [1]

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Design and development

The B.I was a two-seat biplane of conventional configuration that seated the observer and the pilot in separate cockpits in tandem. The wings were originally of three-bay design, but were later changed to a two-bay, unstaggered configuration; featuring a typical aileron control cable system for German aircraft of the time, that allowed for a horizontal control horn that fitted into a structural pocket in the wing structure at neutral. A floatplane version was developed as the Albatros W.I.

Variants

German Albatros B.I interned by the Dutch in April 1915. Albatros B.I geinterneerd op 13 april 1915 2157-010-003.jpg
German Albatros B.I interned by the Dutch in April 1915.
B.I
German production aircraft for the Luftstreitkräfte
Phönix 20.01
First prototype for Austrian production. [2]
Phönix 20.02
second prototype for Austrian production.
B.I(Ph) series 21
Production by Phönix Flugzeug-Werke AG at Vienna for the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops.
B.I(Ph) series 24
Production by Phönix Flugzeug-Werke AG at Vienna for the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops.
B.I(Ph) series 25
Production by Phönix Flugzeug-Werke AG at Vienna, with the KNV (Knoller Verspannung) for the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops; 48 ordered, reduced to 16 due to delays and persistent problems.

Operational history

The B.Is were withdrawn from front line service in 1915 but some examples served as trainers for the remainder of the war.

Operators

The apparent crash landing of an Albatros B.I of the Dutch Luchtvaartafdeeling (air force). Noodlanding van een LVG B.I met registratie LA 25 2157 130-026.jpg
The apparent crash landing of an Albatros B.I of the Dutch Luchtvaartafdeeling (air force).
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Surviving aircraft

The Phönix 20.01, prototype for Austrian production of the Albatros B.I(Ph), is preserved at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna.

Specifications (B.I)

Phonix 20.01:Prototype for Austrian production of the Albatros B.I(Ph) Albatros HGM.jpg
Phönix 20.01:Prototype for Austrian production of the Albatros B.I(Ph)

Data fromGerman aircraft of the First World War [4]

General characteristics

Performance

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