DFW B.I

what is it?

The DFW B.I (factory designation MD14) was a biplane reconnaissance aircraft and trainer built by the Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke (DFW) during the First World War for the Imperial German Army's (Deutsches Heer) Imperial German Air Service (Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches). It first flew before the start of the war in August 1914 and was still in service as a trainer in 1918.

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

base stats

• speed 120 km/htop speed
• size 1,015 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 112 years ago, in 1914.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1914

introduced

1914

retired

1915

status

retired

number built

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role

reconnaissance / trainer

makers

DFW

engines

1× Mercedes D.I

crew

2

length

8.4 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

1,015 kg

top speed

120 km/h

range

—

wings

biplane

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