Aviatik B.III
| B.III | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Öesterreichesche-Ungärische Flugzeugfabrik Aviatik |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | Kaiserliche und Konigliche Luftfahrtruppen |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1916 |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Retired | 1916 |
The Aviatik B.III was a reconnaissance aircraft built in Austria-Hungary during World War I. Aviatik's Austro-Hungarian subsidiary had built the German-designed B.II, and now further developed this design by adding a more powerful engine and armament in the form of a defensive machine gun and bomb racks. It was otherwise similar to Austro-Hungarian built B.IIs, incorporating the revisions that had been made locally to the original design. All were obsolete and out of service by the end of 1916.
Operators
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Specifications
[edit]General characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and observer
- Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler inline , 120 kW (160 hp)
Performance
Armament
- 1 × 8mm Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 machine gun for observer
- Several 10 kg (22 lb) bombs
References
[edit]- Herris, Jack (2023). Aviatik Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 10 (2nd ed.). n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-59-1.