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Albatros B.III

The Albatros B.III (L.5), was a German World War I reconnaissance biplane, built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke as the Albatros LDD.

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.

Specifications

Crew

2

Length

7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)

Wingspan

11 m (36 ft 1 in)

Height

3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)

Wing area

40.12 m2 (432 sq ft)

Empty weight

723 kg (1,594 lb)

Gross weight

1,071 kg (2,361 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Mercedes D.II inline piston

Or

1 x Daimler D I,

Or

1 x Daimler D II,

Or

1 x Argus As II

Or

1 x Bz III

90 kW (120 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed

120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)

Endurance

4 hours

Service ceiling

3,000 m (9,840 ft).

 

 

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