DFW B.I

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B.I and B.II
Type	Reconnaissance / Army co-operation
Manufacturer	Deutsche Flugzeugwerke
Designed by	Walter Oelerich
Introduction	1914
Retired	1915
Primary user	Luftstreitkräfte

The DFW B.I (factory designation MD 14), was one of the earliest German aircraft to see service during World War I, and one of the numerous "B-class" unarmed, two-seat observation biplanes of the German military in 1914. Though a biplane, its wing planform was based on that of the earlier Rumpler Taube monoplane, or possibly one of Igo Etrich's own follow-ons to the Taube, the crescent-winged "Sperling" monoplane, which led to its being named the Fliegende Banane ("Flying Banana") by its pilots. It was also one of the few "three-bay" interwing strut design biplanes (like the original design of the Albatros B.I) to see service in World War I.

The B.II was generally similar, but was intended principally as a trainer aircraft. Some of these machines were fitted with the more powerful Mercedes D.II engine.

[edit] Specifications (B.I)

Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: Two (pilot & observer)
• Length: 8.40 m (27 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 14 m (45 ft 11 in)
• Height: 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 40 sq m (430.56 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 650 kg (1,430 lb)
• Loaded weight: 1,015 kg (2,333 lb)
• Powerplant: 1× Mercedes D.I 6-cylinder inline engine, 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 km/h (65 knots, 75 mph)
• Cruise speed: 100 km/h (62 mph)
• Service ceiling 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
• Endurance: 4 hours

Armament

• None

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Virtual Aircraft Museum

[edit] See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
  

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