The Rumpler B.I (factory designation 4A) was a military reconnaissance aircraft produced in Germany during World War I.[1]
B.I | |
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Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Rumpler |
First flight | 1914 |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
Number built | ca 225 |
The B.I was a conventional two-bay biplane with unstaggered wings of unequal span.[2] It featured two open cockpits in tandem and fixed, tailskid undercarriage.[2] Its upper wing reflected the wing design of the Etrich Taube that Rumpler was building at the time.[3]
Rumpler built 198 of these aircraft for the Luftstreitkräfte, plus 26 seaplane versions for the Imperial German Navy.[2]
- 4A - landplane with Mercedes D.I engine, military designation B.I[3]
- 4A13 - B.I with balanced, comma-style rudder[4]
- 4A14 - version with Benz Bz.III engine[5]
- 4B - seaplane
- Royal Danish Air Force - Postwar.
Data from Gray & Thetford 1962, p.518
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and observer
- Length: 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 13.00 m (42 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
- Empty weight: 750 kg (1,650 lb)
- Gross weight: 970 kg (2,100 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.I , 75 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
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