Jump to content

Kondor B.I

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
B.I
Role Trainer aircraft
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Kondor Flugzeugwerke, Essen
Designer Walter Rethel
First flight January 1918

The Kondor B.I was a German two seat, biplane training aircraft designed and built close to the end of World War I.

Design and development

[edit]

The Kondor B.I was built as a trainer aircraft of all-wood construction at the end of 1917. It was revolutionary in terms of reducing the number of parts necessary for the assembly of the aircraft to a minimum.

The first flight of the aircraft took place in January 1918. After successful test flights, a small batch of B.Is was ordered.

Specifications

[edit]

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 6.85 m (22 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
  • Empty weight: 806 kg (1,777 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.II 6-cylinder, liquid-cooled inline engine, 89 kW (120 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Kondor B.I". www.airwar.ru.

Further reading

[edit]
  • Gray, Peter & Thetford, Owen (1987) [1970]. German Aircraft of the First World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
  • Herris, Jack (2020). German Aircraft of Minor Manufacturers in WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Gret War Aviation Centennial Series (49). Vol. 1: Alter to Korn. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-85-8.