Albatros B.I
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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]
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
- 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The B.Is were withdrawn from front line service in 1915 but some examples served as trainers for the remainder of the war.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
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- The Polish Air Force operated this type postwar.
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- Romanian Air Corps – One Albatros purchased from Germany in 1913[3]
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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)
See also
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References
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