Halberstadt B types
{{short description|Family of German reconnaissance/training aircraft}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=February 2018}}
The Halberstadt B-types of the Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke were two-seat unarmed reconnaissance/training aircraft of the German Air Force in the First World War.
Development
In 1914, Halberstadt developed a biplane with the Oberursel U.0 rotary engine with 80 hp, which was referred to as Halberstadt B.I and was given the factory name A15. The Halberstadt B.II (B15) was built with a Mercedes D.I inline engine with 105 hp and in 1915 the Halberstadt B.III was produced with the slightly stronger Mercedes D.II (120 hp).
Halberstadt B.II was used as the base for the first armed two-seater, the Halberstadt CL.II.
Variants
;A15:Company designation of the aircraft that became the B.I
;B15:Company designation of the aircraft that became the B.II
;B.I: (Company A15) Reconnaissance aircraft powered by a {{cvt|80|hp|order=flip}} Oberursel U.0 rotary engine.
;B.II: (Company B15) Reconnaissance aircraft powered by a {{cvt|105|hp|order=flip}} Mercedes D.I in-line engine.
;B.III: (Company B15) Reconnaissance aircraft powered by a {{cvt|120|hp|order=flip}} Mercedes D.II in-line engine.
Operational history
The B.I was used as a trainer aircraft, while the B.II and B.III briefly served as reconnaissance aircraft, but were later also used for pilot training.
Specifications (B.II)
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=German Aircraft of the First World War,{{cite book |last=Gray |first=Peter |last2=Thetford |first2=Owen |title=German Aircraft of the First World War |url=https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet |url-access=limited |year=1970 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=0-370-00103-6 |edition=2nd |page=[https://archive.org/details/germanaircraftfi00thet/page/n229 418]}} Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918{{cite book |last1=Kroschel |first1=Günter |last2=Stützer |first2=Helmut |title=Die Deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918 |date=1977 |publisher=Lohse-Eissing |location=Wilhelmshaven |isbn=3-920602-18-8 |language=German}}
|prime units?=met
|crew=2
|length m=
|length note=
|span m=12
|span note=
|height m=
|height note=
|wing area sqm=32
|wing area note=
|aspect ratio=
|airfoil=
|empty weight kg=641
|empty weight note=
|gross weight kg=1047
|gross weight note=
|max takeoff weight kg=
|max takeoff weight note=
|fuel capacity=
|more general=
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Mercedes D.I
|eng1 type=6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine
|eng1 hp=
|eng1 note={{cvt|105|PS|hp kW|1}}
|prop blade number=2
|prop name=fixed-pitch propeller
|prop dia m=
|prop dia note=
|max speed kmh=
|max speed note=
|cruise speed kmh=
|cruise speed note=
|stall speed kmh=
|stall speed note=
|never exceed speed kmh=
|never exceed speed note=
|range km=
|range note=
|combat range km=
|combat range note=
|ferry range km=
|ferry range note=
|endurance=
|ceiling m=
|ceiling note=
|g limits=
|roll rate=
|climb rate ms=
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude=
|wing loading kg/m2=
|wing loading note=
|fuel consumption kg/km=
|power/mass=
|thrust/weight=
|more performance=
|avionics=
}}
References
{{reflist}}
Further reading
- {{cite book |last1=Nowarra |first1=Heinz |title=Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914–1918 |date=1959 |publisher=Lehmanns |location=München}}
{{Halberstadt aircraft}}
{{Idflieg B-class designations}}
Category:1910s German military trainer aircraft