# Albatros B.I

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Type of aircraft

B.I Albatros B.I General information Type Reconnaissance aircraft Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke Primary user Luftstreitkräfte

The **Albatros B.I**, (post-war company designation **L.1**) was a German military [reconnaissance](/source/Reconnaissance) aircraft designed in [1913](/source/1913_in_aviation) and which saw service during [World War I](/source/World_War_I).[1]

## Design and development

The B.I was a two-seat biplane of conventional configuration that seated the observer and the pilot in separate cockpits in tandem. The wings were originally of three-bay design, but were later changed to a two-bay, unstaggered configuration; featuring a typical aileron control cable system for German aircraft of the time, that allowed for a horizontal control horn that fitted into a structural pocket in the wing structure at neutral. A floatplane version was developed as the **Albatros W.I**.

## Variants

German Albatros B.I interned by the Dutch in April 1915.

**B.I**
- German production aircraft for the *[Luftstreitkräfte](/source/Luftstreitkr%C3%A4fte)*

**Phönix 20.01**
- First prototype for Austrian production.[2]

**Phönix 20.02**
- second prototype for Austrian production.

**B.I(Ph) series 21**
- Production by [Phönix Flugzeug-Werke AG](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ph%C3%B6nix_Flugzeug-Werke_AG&action=edit&redlink=1) at Vienna for the [Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops](/source/Austro-Hungarian_Imperial_and_Royal_Aviation_Troops).

**B.I(Ph) series 24**
- Production by Phönix Flugzeug-Werke AG at Vienna for the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops.

**B.I(Ph) series 25**
- Production by Phönix Flugzeug-Werke AG at Vienna, with the KNV (Knoller Verspannung) for the Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops; 48 ordered, reduced to 16 due to delays and persistent problems.

## Operational history

The B.Is were withdrawn from front line service in [1915](/source/1915_in_aviation) but some examples served as trainers for the remainder of the war.

## Operators

The apparent crash landing of an Albatros B.I of the Dutch Luchtvaartafdeeling (air force).

**[Austria-Hungary](/source/Austria-Hungary)**

- [Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops](/source/Austro-Hungarian_Imperial_and_Royal_Aviation_Troops)

**[Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)**

- [Bulgarian Air Force](/source/Bulgarian_Air_Force)

**[German Empire](/source/German_Empire)**

- *[Luftstreitkräfte](/source/Luftstreitkr%C3%A4fte)*

- *[Kaiserliche Marine](/source/Kaiserliche_Marine)*

**[Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)**

- [Royal Netherlands Air Force](/source/Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force)

**[Poland](/source/Poland)**

- The [Polish Air Force](/source/Polish_Air_Force) operated this type postwar.

**[Romania](/source/Romania)**

- [Romanian Air Corps](/source/Romanian_Air_Corps) – One Albatros purchased from Germany in 1913[3]

**[Turkey](/source/Turkey)**

- [Ottoman Air Force](/source/Ottoman_Air_Force)

## Surviving aircraft

The **Phönix 20.01**, prototype for Austrian production of the Albatros B.I(Ph), is preserved at the [Heeresgeschichtliches Museum](/source/Heeresgeschichtliches_Museum) in [Vienna](/source/Vienna).

## Specifications (B.I)

Phönix 20.01:Prototype for Austrian production of the Albatros B.I(Ph)

*Data from* *German aircraft of the First World War* [4]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** 2

- **Length:** 8.57 m (28 ft 1 in)

- **Wingspan:** 14.48 m (47 ft 6 in)

- **Height:** 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)

- **Empty weight:** 747 kg (1,647 lb)

- **Gross weight:** 1,080 kg (2,381 lb)

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Mercedes D.I](/source/Mercedes_D.I) 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)

- **Propellers:** 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden propeller

**Performance**

- **Maximum speed:** 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)

- **Range:** 650 km (400 mi, 350 nmi)

- **Endurance:** ca 4 hours

- **Time to altitude:** 800 m (2,600 ft) in 10 minutes

## See also

**Related development**

- [Albatros B.II](/source/Albatros_B.II)

- [Albatros B.III](/source/Albatros_B.III)

- [Albatros C.III](/source/Albatros_C.III)

- [Lebed XI](/source/Lebed_XI)

- [Lebed XII](/source/Lebed_XII)

**Related lists**

- [List of military aircraft of Germany](/source/List_of_military_aircraft_of_Germany)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-taylor_1-0)** Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). *Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation*. London: Studio Editions. p. 51.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Treadwell_2-0)** Treadwell, Terry C. (2010). *German & Austro-Hungarian aircraft manufacturers 1908–1918*. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. pp. 236–244. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4456-0102-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4456-0102-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Valeriu Avram (2013). ["Din Istoria Aripilor Românești 1910–1916"](https://amnr.defense.ro/webroot/fileslib/upload/files/Revista_Document/Revista_061_2013.pdf) (PDF). *Buletinul Arhivelor Militare Române* (in Romanian). No. 61/2013. pp. 2–17. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1454-0924](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1454-0924).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Gray_4-0)** Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1970). *German aircraft of the First World War* (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 252. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-370-00103-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-370-00103-6).

## Bibliography

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Albatros B.I](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Albatros_B.I).

- Herris, Jack (2016). *Albatros Aircraft of WWI: Volume 1: Early Two-Seaters: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes*. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 24. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-935881-47-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-935881-47-6).

- Klaauw, Bart van der (March–April 1999). "Unexpected Windfalls: Accidentally or Deliberately, More than 100 Aircraft 'arrived' in Dutch Territory During the Great War". *Air Enthusiast* (80): 54–59. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0143-5450](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0143-5450).

v t e Albatros aircraft Early aircraft Taube Doppeltaube F-2 Military Idflieg designations B type unarmed reconnaissance biplanes B.I B.II B.III C type armed reconnaissance biplanes C.I C.I (OAW) C.II C.II (OAW) C.III C.IV C.V C.VI C.VII C.VIIII N C.IX C.X C.XI C.XII C.XIII C.XIV C.XV D type Doppeldecker fighters D.I D.II D.III D.IV D.V D.VI D.VII D.VIII D.IX D.X D.XI D.XII D.XIII D.XIV D.XV Dr type Dreidecker triplane fighters Dr.I Dr.II G type Grossflugzeug bombers G.I G.II G.III G.IV J type close support J.I J.II J.III Company designations Landflugzeug (Landplanes) LDD L.1 L.2 L.3 L.4 L.5 L.6 L.7 L.8 L.9 L.10 L.11 L.12 L.13 L.14 L.15 L.16 L.17 L.18 L.19 L.20 L.21 L.22 L.23 L.24 L.25 L.26 L.27 L.28 L.29 L.30 L.31 L.32 L.33 L.34 L.35 L.36 L.37 L.38 L.39 L.40 L.41 L.42 L.43 L.44 L.45 L.46 L.47 L.48 L.49 L.50 L.51 L.52 L.53 L.54 L.55 L.56 L.57 L.58 L.59 L.60 L.65 L.66 L.67 L.68 L.69 L.70 L.71 L.72 L.73 L.74 L.75 L.76 L.77 L.78 L.79 L.80 L.81 L.82 L.83 L.84 L.100 L.101 L.102 L.103 Wasserflugzeug (Seaplanes) W.1 W.2 W.3 W.4 W.5 W.8 WMZ Höhenflugzeug (High Altitude) H.1

v t e World War I aircraft of the Central Powers Fighters AEG D.I AEG Dr.I Albatros D.I Albatros D.II Albatros D.III Albatros D.V Aviatik D.I Aviatik C.VI Daimler L.6 Euler D.I Euler D.II Fokker D.I Fokker D.II Fokker D.III Fokker D.IV Fokker D.V Fokker D.VI Fokker D.VII Fokker D.VIII Fokker Dr.I Fokker E.I Fokker E.II Fokker E.III Fokker E.IV Fokker E.V Halberstadt D.II Hannover CL.II Hannover CL.III Hannover CL.IV Hannover CL.V Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Junkers D.I Kondor D.6 Kondor E.III Naglo D.II Pfalz D.III Pfalz D.XII Pfalz Dr.I Pfalz E.I Pfalz E.II Phönix D.I LFG Roland D.II LFG Roland D.VI Siemens-Schuckert D.I Siemens-Schuckert D.II Siemens-Schuckert D.III Siemens-Schuckert D.IV Zeppelin-Lindau D.I Bombers and ground attack AEG DJ.I AEG G.I AEG G.II AEG G.III AEG G.IV AEG G.V AEG J.I AEG J.II AEG R.I Friedrichshafen G.II Friedrichshafen G.III Gotha G.I Gotha G.II Gotha G.III Gotha G.IV Gotha G.V Gotha GL.VII Gotha G.IX Hannover CL.II Junkers CL.I Junkers J.I Rumpler G.I Rumpler G.II Rumpler G.III Siemens-Schuckert L.I Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.II Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.III Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI Reconnaissance AEG B.I AEG B.II AEG B.III AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG C.V AEG C.VI AEG C.VII AEG C.VIII AGO C.I AGO C.II AGO C.III AGO C.IV AGO C.VII AGO C.VIII Albatros B.I Albatros B.II Albatros C.I Albatros C.III Albatros C.V Albatros C.VII Albatros C.IX Albatros C.X Albatros C.XII Aviatik B.I Aviatik B.II Aviatik C.I Aviatik C.VI DFW C.V LFG Roland C.II LVG B.I LVG C.II Rumpler C.I Rumpler C.IV Rumpler Taube Trainers Euler D.I Prototypes Albatros C.II Fokker V.1 Fokker V.2 Junkers J 1 Junkers J 2 Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I

v t e Idflieg B-class aircraft designations AEG B.I B.II B.III Albatros B.I B.II B.III Aviatik B.I B.II B.III DFW B.I B.II Euler B.I B.II B.III Germania B.I Gotha B.I B.II Halberstadt B.I B.II B.III Kondor B.I LVG B.I B.II B.III NFW B.I Otto B.I Rumpler B.I Sablatnig B.I Siemens-Schuckert B.I

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