Hansa-Brandenburg B.I

B.I

Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Hansa-Brandenburg
Designer	Ernst Heinkel
First flight	1914
Primary user	KuKLFT

The Hansa-Brandenburg B.I was an unarmed military trainer and reconnaissance biplane of World War I flown by the Austro-Hungarian Air Service. Early models were known internally to the Hansa-Brandenburg firm as the type D, while later models with a more powerful engine were designated FD. This aircraft was one of the earliest designs of Ernst Heinkel, who was working for Hansa-Brandenburg at the time. It was an entirely conventional two-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span. The pilot and observer sat in tandem in a long open cockpit.

The aircraft was produced under license by Aero both during the war, and afterwards (when it became known as the Aero Ae 01), and also by Letov, as Š10.^[1] Experience gained with this design would provide Aero with the basis for a number of derivative civil and military designs throughout the 1920s.

The design formed the basis for the C.I and C.II armed reconnaissance types.

Variants

both variants shared the military designation B.I

D - initial version with Benz Bz.II engine
FD - later version with Benz Bz.III engine

Operators

Austria-Hungary

Poland

Polish Air Force (post-war, 15 aircraft^[1])

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovak Air Force (post-war)

Kingdom of Hungary

Hungarian Air Force

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Yugoslav Royal Air Force (post-war)

Specifications (FD)

General characteristics

Crew: Two, pilot and observer
Length: 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 13.13 m (43 ft 1 in)
Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 43.5 m² (468 ft²)
Empty weight: 760 kg (1,680 lb)
Gross weight: 1,060 kg (2,340 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.III, 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph)
Range: 300 km (190 miles)
Service ceiling: 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.2 m/s (430 ft/min)

References

1 2 Krzysztof Chołoniewski, Wiesław Bączkowski (in Polish), Samoloty wojskowe obcych konstrukcji 1918-1939 [Military aircraft of foreign designs 1918-1939]. Warsaw, WKiŁ, 1987. ISBN 83-206-0566-0, p. 7

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 471.
Janić, Čedomir; Petrović, O. (2011). Short History of Aviation in Serbia. Beograd: Aerokomunikacije. ISBN 978-86-913973-2-6.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hansa-Brandenburg B.I.

Hansa Brandenburg B.I Details Photos at the Budapest Museum of Aviation

Aircraft produced by Hansa-Brandenburg

Austro-Hungarian military designations	B.I C.I C.II D.I G.I

Company designations	CC D FB FD GDW GNW GW KD K KDD KDW LDD NW W W.11 W.12 W.13 W.16 W.17 W.18 W.19 W.20 W.23 W.25 W.27 W.29 W.32 W.33 W.34

KuKLFT B-class aircraft designations

Aviatik	B.I B.II B.III

Fokker	B.I B.II B.III

Hansa-Brandenburg	B.I

Lohner	B.I B.II B.III B.IV B.V B.VI B.VII

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