Aviatik B.III
| 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 |
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
Specifications
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
- 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.
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