Rumpler B.I

what is it?

The Rumpler B.I (factory designation 4A) was a military reconnaissance aircraft produced in Germany during World War I.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · biplane · fixed tailwheel (taildragger) · 13 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 145 km/htop speed
• size 970 kgmax take-off weight
• built 225made in total

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.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1914

number built

225

role

reconnaissance aircraft

origin

German Empire

makers

Rumpler

engines

1× Mercedes D.I

length

8.4 m

wingspan

13 m

height

3.1 m

max take-off weight

970 kg

top speed

145 km/h

range

—

wings

biplane

landing gear

fixed conventional landing gear

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