Aviatik B.III
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.
| B.III | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Öesterreichesche-Ungärische Flugzeugfabrik Aviatik |
| Designer | Robert Wild |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Introduction | 1916 |
| Retired | 1916 |
| Primary user | Kaiserliche und Konigliche Luftfahrtruppen |
.svg.png){kind=small}
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and observer
- Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler inline , 120 kW (160 hp)
Performance
Armament
- 1 × trainable 8 mm Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 machine gun for observer
- a number of 10 kg (22 lb) bombs
References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 89.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.