D.F.W. B.I
| D.F.W. B.I | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | D.F.W. |
| Primary user |  Germany
|
| Wingspan | 14.0 m (45 ft 10 in) [1][2] |
| Engine | 100hp Mercedes D.I inline[3] |
| Armament | none |
| Crew | 2 |
| Max Speed | 120 km/h (75 mph)[3][4][1][2][note 1] |
| Climb | 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 5:00 [1]-12:00[5] |
| Ceiling | ~3,000 m (9,840 ft)[4][2] |
| Endurance | ~4:00[4][2] |
Small numbers of the DFW B.I, aka the MD14, served Germany until spring of 1915 on both the Eastern and Western fronts.[6]
Austria-Hungary purchased nine DFW B.I Series 01 planes from Germany in two batches in mid-1914 to November. They served with Flik 8 and with Flik 13 on the Eastern Front. They served until summer of 1915 when they were retired to training duties. [5]
For more information, see Wikipedia:DFW B.I.
Timeline [note 2]
References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- Peter M. Grosz, George Haddow, and Peter Schiemer. Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War One. Flying Machines Press, 1993. ISBN 0-9637110-0-8.
- Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027
- Kenneth Munson, Bombers: Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1914-1919. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968, Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0753721711