Albatros B.III

B.III
Role reconnaissance
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke, Oeffag, OAW
Designer Ernst Heinkel
Developed from Albatros B.II

The Albatros B.III was a German World War I reconnaissance biplane, built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke.

Development and design

The Albatros B.III was the last of the company's unarmed reconnaissance two-seaters and was a precursor to the most important of their armed reconnaissance biplanes, the C.III.

The changes from the previous versions were fairly minor. It introduced what would become the typical Albatros tail when the rudder was rounded off. It was otherwise similar to the B.II. The B.III was produced in small numbers during 1915, but it was already clear that reconnaissance aircraft needed to be armed. Albatros then produced the C.I, which was based on the earlier B.II, and then moved onto the C.III. With some additional detail changes the Albatros C.III was basically an armed version of the B.III, although few parts remained interchangeable between the two aircraft.

Variants

Operators

 German Empire
 Austria-Hungary

Units using this aircraft

FEA 6

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also

Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Related lists

References

  1. Sharpe, Michael (2000). Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes. London: Friedman/Fairfax Books. p. 27. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.

Bibliography

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