Hansa-Brandenburg B.I

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B.I
Type	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Hansa-Brandenburg
Designed by	Ernst Heinkel
Maiden flight	1914
Primary user	KuKLFT

The Hansa-Brandenburg B.I was an unarmed military reconnaissance biplane of World War I flown by the Austro-Hungarian Air Service. Early models were known internally to the Hansa-Brandenburg firm as the type D, while later models with a more powerful engine were designated FD. This aircraft was one of the earliest designs of Ernst Heinkel, who was working for Hansa-Brandenburg at the time. It was an entirely conventional two-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span. The pilot and obverver sat in tandem in a long open cockpit.

The aircraft was produced under licence by Aero both during the war, and afterwards (when it became known as the Ae 10). Experience gained with this design would provide Aero with the basis for a number of derivative civil and military designs throughout the 1920s.

The design formed the basis for the C.I and C.II armed reconnaissance types.

[edit] Variants

both variants shared the military designation B.I

• D - initial version with Benz Bz.II engine
• FD - later version with Benz Bz.III engine

[edit] Operators

 Austria-Hungary

• Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops

 Poland

• Polish Air Force (post-war)

 Norway

• Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service

[edit] Specifications (FD)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and observer
• Length: 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 13.13 m (43 ft 1 in)
• Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 43.5 m² (468 ft²)
• Empty weight: 760 kg (1,680 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,060 kg (2,340 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III, 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph)
• Range: 300 km (190 miles)
• Service ceiling: 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 2.2 m/s (430 ft/min)

[edit] See also

Related development

• Hansa-Brandenburg C.I
• Hansa-Brandenburg C.II
• Aero Ae 01
• Aero A.14
• Aero A.15
  

[edit] References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 471. 

[edit] External links

• Hansa Brandenburg B.I Details Photos at the Budapest Museum of Aviation

v • d • e KuKLFT B-class aircraft designations Aviatik: B.I • B.II • B.III Fokker: B.I • B.II • B.III Hansa-Brandenburg: B.I Lohner: B.I • B.II • B.III • B.IV • B.V • B.VI • B.VII

v • d • e Aircraft produced by Hansa-Brandenburg Austro-Hungarian military designations B.I C.I • C.II D.I G.I Company designations CC • D • FB • FD • GDW • GNW • GW • KD • K • KDD • KDW • LDD • NW • W W.11 • W.12 • W.13 • W.16 • W.17 • W.18 • W.19 • W.20 • W.23 • W.25 • W.27 • W.29 • W.32 • W.33 • W.34

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