Albatros B.I

what is it?

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

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 105 km/htop speed
• range 650 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,080 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 113 years ago, in 1913.
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1913

number built

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role

reconnaissance aircraft

makers

Albatros

engines

1× Mercedes D.I

crew

2

length

8.6 m

wingspan

14.5 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

1,080 kg

top speed

105 km/h

range

650 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.