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]
Gray, Peter; Owen Thetford (1962). German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam.
Herris, Jack (2014). Rumpler Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 11. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN978-1-935881-21-6.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
Kroschel, Günter; Helmut Stützer (1994). Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918. Herford: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
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Nicolle, David (March–April 1999). "Young Turks: Ottoman Turkish Fighters 1915–1918". Air Enthusiast. No. 74. pp. 40–45. ISSN 0143-5450.
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rumpler, factory, designation, military, reconnaissance, aircraft, produced, germany, during, world, role, reconnaissance, aircraft, national, origin, germany, manufacturer, rumpler, first, flight, 1914, primary, user, luftstreitkräfte, number, built, contents. The Rumpler B I factory designation 4A was a military reconnaissance aircraft produced in Germany during World War I 1 B I Role Reconnaissance aircraft National origin Germany Manufacturer Rumpler First flight 1914 Primary user Luftstreitkrafte Number built ca 225 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Specifications 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further readingDesign and development editThe 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 Luftstreitkrafte plus 26 seaplane versions for the Imperial German Navy 2 Variants edit4A 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 4B1 version with Mercedes D I engine 6 4B2 version with Benz Bz III engine 6 4B11 version with Benz Bz I engine 5 4B12 version with Benz Bz III engine 5 Operators edit nbsp Denmark Royal Danish Air Force Postwar nbsp Germany Luftstreitkrafte Kaiserliche Marine nbsp Turkey Ottoman Air ForceSpecifications editData from Gray amp Thetford 1962 p 518General characteristicsCrew 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 Notes edit Taylor 1989 p 771 a b c The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft p 2833 a b Gray amp Thetford 1962 p 518 Gray amp Thetford 1962 p 519 a b c Gray amp Thetford 1962 p 520 a b Kroschel amp Stutzer 1994 p 127References editGray Peter Owen Thetford 1962 German Aircraft of the First World War London Putnam Herris Jack 2014 Rumpler Aircraft of WWI A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes Great War Aviation Centennial Series Vol 11 n p Aeronaut Books ISBN 978 1 935881 21 6 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft London Aerospace Publishing Kroschel Gunter Helmut Stutzer 1994 Die Deutschen Militarflugzeuge 1910 1918 Herford Verlag E S Mittler amp Sohn Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rumpler B I Nicolle David March April 1999 Young Turks Ottoman Turkish Fighters 1915 1918 Air Enthusiast No 74 pp 40 45 ISSN 0143 5450 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rumpler B I amp oldid 1139531366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
