what is it?
The Lohner B.II (originally designated Type C) was a military reconnaissance aircraft produced in Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was a development of the pre-war B.I design, incorporating changes requested by the Austro-Hungarian army, but inheriting its predecessor's basic design, including its characteristic swept-back wings.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 13 m wingspan
base stats
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 13 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
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- number built
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- role
- reconnaissance aircraft
- origin
- Austria–Hungary
- engines
- 1× Hiero
- length
- 8.3 m
- wingspan
- 13 m
- height
- 3.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 920 kg
- top speed
- 125 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16822241, Wikipedia: Lohner B.II (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.