Aviatik B.II (Germany)

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B.II (German)
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A German Aviatik B.II
General information
TypeReconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Aviatik (Germany)
Designer
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
History
Introduction date1915
First flight1915
Retired1916

The Aviatik B.II was a reconnaissance aircraft built in Germany during World War I.

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Design and development

The (German) Aviatik B.II 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 All were withdrawn from front line service by early 1916, however the type continued in use as a trainer for a time with advanced flying training units (it is known that the B.II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). [1]

Operators

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Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. Cowin, H.W. (2000). German and Austrian aviation of World War I : a pictorial chronicle of the airmen and aircraft that forged German airpower (1st ed.). Oxford: Osprey Pub. ISBN   1-84176-069-2.
  2. Angelucci, Enzo (1983). The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft, 1914-1980. San Diego, California: The Military Press. p. 24. ISBN   0-517-41021-4.

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