Albatros B.III

what is it?

The Albatros B.III, (post-war company designation L.5), was a German World War I reconnaissance biplane, built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke as the Albatros LDD.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 120 km/htop speed
• size 1,071 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

• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 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

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introduced

1917

number built

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role

reconnaissance

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Albatros

engines

1× Mercedes D.II inline piston or 1 Daimler D I, D II, Argus As II or Bz III / Mercedes D.II

crew

2

length

7.8 m

wingspan

11 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

1,071 kg

top speed

120 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,000 m

wings

biplane

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